Japan's Interventionist State gives a detailed examination of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its role in promoting, protecting and preserving the regime of agricultural support and protection. This account is integral to the author's extended and multidimensional explanation for why Japan continues to provide high levels of assistance to its farmers and why it continues to block market access concessions in the WTO and other agricultural trade talks.
Author(s): A George-Mulgan
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 312
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 8
Copyright......Page 9
Contents......Page 12
Preface......Page 15
1 Introduction......Page 18
2 Modes and means of government intervention......Page 28
3 Theorising government intervention and bureaucratic self interest......Page 44
4 The MAFF......Page 64
5 Modes and means of agricultural intervention......Page 81
6 Agricultural intervention and bureaucratic self interest......Page 122
7 Maintaining the foundations of MAFF intervention......Page 146
8 The three pillars of MAFF agricultural policy......Page 185
9 Conclusion......Page 229
Notes......Page 238
English language bibliography......Page 287
Index......Page 300
