Politics of East Asian Free Trade Agreements : Unveiling the Asymmetry between Korea and Japan

Name: Politics of East Asian Free Trade Agreements : Unveiling the Asymmetry between Korea and Japan
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Politics of East Asian Free Trade AgreementsUnveiling the Asymmetry between Korea and Japan\nAuthor(s): Byung-il Choi, Jennifer S. Oh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367278922, 978-0367278922\nSynopsis\nThis textbook explains the politics of free trade agreements in Japan and South Korea.\n\nExamining free trade agreements in Japan and South Korea since the late 1990s, Choi and Oh analyze the role of institutions, political leaders, sectoral interests, and civil society in placing the two countries on alternate paths of free trade agreements at different points in time. Systematically approaching the politics of free trade agreements from each perspective, they expose the domestic political underpinnings of free trade agreements in a global trade order that is increasingly fraught with conflict.\n\nA valuable textbook for students of international political economy and international trade in East Asia, particul.