The politics of Japan's free trade agreement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4904863 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hidetaka Yoshimatsu (0000-0001-9364-9551, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 479-499 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472330680000301 |
| OpenAlex | W1974711711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 12 |
For a long time, the Japanese government showed awkward and indecisive attitudes towards trade policy. There was strong opposition from the two political actors — bureaucrats at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and politicians in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) — to market opening in the agricultural sector. This article highlights private interests and the public interest of MAFF bureaucrats and LDP politicians and examines how the evolving perception of the interests has influenced debates and the progress of free trade agreement (FTA) policy over agriculture. The central argument is that economic linkages and institutional cooperation in East Asia have changed basic interests of MAFF bureaucrats and LDP politicians, and such changes, then, have induced new moves in Japan's FTA policy towards countries of the region
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |