The Impact of Rural Votes in Foreign Policies
The FTA Policies under the DPJ Government in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hironori Sasada (0000-0001-6055-3318, Hokkaido University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 224-248 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2013.864512 |
| OpenAlex | W2035991944 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
The recent trend of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) has pressured the governments of many countries to make such arrangements with their trade partners. Since its foundation in 1998, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has advocated free trade policies, partly because the party was an urban-based party. Thus, many expected that, when the DPJ assumed power in 2009, it would implement free trade policies as it had promised in the past. However, the DPJ government failed to deliver on its promise after spending three and a half years in office. It contrasts sharply with the Korean government under the leadership of Lee Myung-bak, which managed to conclude FTAs with its major trade partners, including the United States and the European Union. Both governments' free trade policies faced strong opposition from the agricultural industry, as farmers in Japan and Korea lacked international competitiveness. What explains the reasons why the Japanese government has been struggling to implement its free trade policies, while its Korean counterpart succeeded in signing a number of FTAs? Focusing primarily on the case of Japan and using the Korean case as reference, this study tries to provide an explanation for this puzzle by analyzing the impact of rural votes in the policy-making process
Business · Commercial policy · Democracy · Economics · European union · Free trade · Government (linguistics · International economics · International trade · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Japanese History and Culture · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
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Japan's Keidanren and Free Trade Agreements
Japan's New Agricultural Trade Policy and Electoral Reform
Political Leaders' Preferences and Trade Policy
The politics of Japan's free trade agreement
Retaining the Quota System in the South Korean Rice Market
Forming a Cross-Regional Partnership
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |