Trade Liberalization and Apec

ISBN-13: 9780415318068 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 288 str.

Jiro Okamoto

Opis

Trade and investment liberalization under Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) looked to be going well in the mid 1990s. However, the subsequent Early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization (EVSL) initiative, which was an ambitious attempt to stimulate comprehensive regional liberalization by accelerating tariff reduction in selected sectors, turned out to be a failure. This book analyses the attempted trade liberalizations under the APEC framework by conducting case studies on policy processes of six members. Using the 'two-level game' model as an analytical framework, the volume is an incredibly useful tool for understanding trade liberalization and its implementation. An impressive cohort of contributors come together in this wonderful collection to provide a book that will be of great use to students and academics involved with international trade and economic integration as well of being a useful reference tool for policy-makers across the world.

Spis treści

Introduction Jiro Okamoto Part One: Setting the Research Agenda 1. Characteristics of APEC Trade Liberalization: A Comparative Analysis with the WTO Akiko Yanai 2. The Development of EVSL Consultations and Setting the Research Questions Jiro Okamoto 3. Analytical Framework Jiro Okamoto and Michael Wesley Part Two: The Case Studies 4. Japan: The Structure of Complete Objection Tatsushi Ogita 5. The United States: Linkage between Domestic Agreement and Foreign Disagreement Satoshi Oyane 6. Australia: The Loss of Regional Vision Michael Wesley 7. Korea: Trade Policy to Draw Political Support Yutaka Onishi 8. Thailand: Cautious Involvement as an ASEAN State Fumio Nagai 9. Indonesia: A Small Fish in a Big Pond Hanafi Sofyan Part Three: Conclusion 10. Conclusion Jiro Okamoto

O autorze

Jiro Okamoto is a researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies, Wakaba, Mihama, Chiba, Japan.