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

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Economic perspectives on FTA politics
Domestic politics and FTAs
Supply-side factors: institutions and political leadership
Demand-side factors: interest groups and civil society
Argument in brief
International politics and FTAs
Chapter overview
Notes
References
Chapter 2: Asymmetric evolution of Korea and Japan’s FTAs, late 1990s–2020 1
The puzzle
Evolution of Korea and Japan’s FTAs in global context: the 1990s
Global context: FTA race in the 1990s
The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997: Korea and Japan joins the FTA race
The importance of agricultural liberalization in Korea and Japan’s FTAs
Patterns in Korea and Japan’s FTAs since the late 1990s
First period: late 1990s–2012
Second period 2013–2020
Economic explanations for Korea and Japan’s FTAs
Explaining divergences in Korea and Japan’s FTAs
Notes
References
Chapter 3: Trade policymaking institutions 1
Domestic trade governance
The first period of domestic trade governance: 1990s–2012
Cohesive domestic trade governance in Korea: 1990s–2012
KORUS FTA
Japan 1990s–2012: fragmented domestic trade governance
Korea–Japan FTA
The second period of domestic trade governance: reversals since 2013
Korea 2013–2020: weakening cohesion in domestic trade governance
Korea–China FTA
TPP
Japan 2013–2020: a shift toward more cohesive domestic trade governance
From TPP to CPTPP
Japan–Australia FTA
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 4: Political leadership and trade policymaking
Introduction
Korea 2003–2012: strong political leadership in FTAs
Progressive president Roh Moo-hyun’s administration (2003–2007)
Conservative president Lee Myung-bak’s administration (2008–2012)
Korea 2013–2020: reversal to weak political leadership in FTAs
Conservative president Park Geun-hye’s administration (2013–2016)
Progressive president Moon Jae-in’s administration (2017–present)
Discussion
Japan 1990s–2012: weak political leadership in FTAs
LDP governments (Late 1990s–2008)
DPJ governments (2009–2012)
Japan 2013–2020: strengthening political leadership in FTAs
Coopting and weakening MAFF and the Norin Zoku
Reforming Japan’s farm group
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 5: Civil society, interest groups, and FTA politics
Introduction
Japan: institutionalized civil society–state relations on FTAs until 2012
Keidanren and FTAs until 2013
JA-Zenchu and the JA Group until 2013
Keidanren and JA-Zenchu since 2013
Weak presence of other civil society actors in Japan’s FTA politics
Korea: social mobilization and FTA politics until 2013
Anti-neoliberal coalition
Neoliberal coalition
Korean civil society and the KORUS FTA
Korea: failure to institutionalize civil society–state relation on trade
Korean civil society post 2013
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 6: Geopolitics and changing Japan and Korea’s trade relations
Introduction
TPP 2013–2016: missed opportunity for U.S.–Japan–Korea economic alliance
Japan: Prime Minister Abe’s push for TPP
Korea: reluctance to join the TPP
Weakening incentives for trade cooperation
Post-2016: diverging trade positions of Japan and Korea vis-à-vis the U.S.
U.S. withdrawal from the TPP
2017 WTO Ministerial Conference
Section 232 on aluminum, steel, and auto
Understanding the diverging responses of Japan and Korea
The 2019 Japan–Korea trade conflict
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 7: Conclusion
U.S.–Japan trade agreement
Japan–Korea trade conflict
The rise of China
References
Index