Policy Articles

Trade Liberalization and Rice Farming in Japan and Heilongjiang China

Toshiyuki Kako
2013.10.28
Toshiyuki Kako Kibi International University e-mail: kako@kobe-u.ac.jp   ABSTRACT Japan has been pushing forward trade liberalization, and the country’s average tariff rate is at 4.9%, which is low by international standard. Agricultural imports increased rapidly with a...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Threats and Opportunities of Agricultural Trade Liberalization for East Asian Countries

Rhung-Jieh Woo
2013.10.25
Rhung-Jieh Woo Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University   Abstract   Trade liberalization is an irreversible trend keep influencing the domestic and international agricultural sectors. However, agricultural trade liberalization not only brings...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Food Security and Regional Free Trade Agreement in Taiwan

Ching-Cheng Chang
2013.10.25
Ching-Cheng Chang Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica Department of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University Email:  Emily@econ.sinica.edu.tw   ABSTRACT The report focuses on the current state of food security in Taiwan, main indicators and key challenges facing...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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The Effects of FTAs and Compensation Measures in Korean Agriculture

Han-Phil Moon, Joo-Ho Song
2013.10.23
Joo-Ho Song and Han-Phil Moon Korea Rural Economic Institute(KREI), Hoigi, Seoul, South Korea e-mail: jhsong@krei.re.kr   ABSTRACT During the past 10 years since the signing of an FTA with Chile in 2002, Korea has signed 10 FTAs with 47 countries. As of July 2012, negotiations for...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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ASEAN FTA: Is It Creating Agricultural Trades?

Song Soo Lim
2013.10.23
Song Soo Lim songsoo@korea.ac.kr Dept. of Food and Resource Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea   Abstract ASEAN member countries have an abundant resource including land and mineral deposits. As the region has embraced globalization and market openness, it is realizing its...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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