Trade liberalization and countermeasures

Agricultural Market Liberalization through Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Korea

Jeong-bin Im
Traditionally Korea had been pursuing the trade policy focusing on GATT/WTO multilateral system so the country was reluctant to stimulate FTA bilateral trade agreements until 1990s. In the early 2000, Korea has shifted its international economic policy towards bilateral trade agreement through FTAs...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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An Impact of Korea's TPP Participation on Its Agricultural Sector

Jeong-bin Im, Byoung-Hoon Lee
Abstract Korean agriculture is characterized by small-sized family farming. The FTAs with major trading partners has led to important changes in its agriculture. Particularly Korea’s agricultural sector has high concerns about the government’s participation in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Korea-China FTA Business Plaza 2015

Jeong-bin Im
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korean Food Foundation jointly hosted ‘Korea-China FTA Business Plaza 2015’ in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) at KINTEX, Ilsan, Korea on April 27th.  The event aims to match Chinese buyers...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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The Taiwanese Price Support Program under the Doha Development Agenda in WTO

Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Department of International Trade, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   Abstract Rice is the staple food and a major crop in Taiwan. Governments have historically emphasized rice self-sufficiency through market price support programs and import restrictions....
Country: Taiwan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Korea’s MOU with China Re: Distribution Union for Refrigerated and Frozen Goods

Jeong-bin Im
Dr. Jeongbin Im Professor Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development College of Agricultural and Life Science Seoul National University Seoul, Korea E-mail: jeongbin@snu.ac.kr   On February 4, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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