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Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
wiley   +1 more source

PROSPECTS FOR THE CUSTOMS UNION IN TERMS OF MODERN THEORIES OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Модернизация, инновация, развитие, 2017
Leading the trend of world development is globalization, which covers all areas of public life, including economic, and national economies poses more challenges, fi rst and foremost – ensuring competitiveness on a global scale, fi nd their own niche in ...
D. M. Ghazaryan
doaj   +1 more source

Trade and FDI Policies in an Interdependent World: Lessons From East Asia

Asian Economic Policy Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we examine the spillover effects of trade and FDI policy changes on countries that are not directly involved—that is third markets. Specifically, we investigate this issue using two cases: anti‐dumping tariffs imposed on Chinese exports and China's relaxation of restrictions on inward FDI.
Cheng Chen, Zhang Chen, Chang Sun
wiley   +1 more source

National Governments, Transnational Actors, and their Roles in the Creation of the North American Environmental Agreements and Institutions

Norteamérica, 2018
Most theoretical accounts in the current literature on North American integration consider the implementation of side and parallel environmental agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and their corresponding institutions either a ...
Iván Farías Pelcastre
doaj   +1 more source

Trump’s New Trade Policy: Risks for North American Food and Farms [PDF]

, 2018
In his presidential campaign, Trump promised to build a “great, great wall”, and he promised to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), leaving open the possibility of pulling out entirely.
Hansen Kuhn, Karen
core   +2 more sources

Latinos mobilizing beyond threats: The role of fear and hope in issue activism

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest groups intent on spurring political participation often highlight potential threats to galvanize audiences into action. However, while loss aversion is typically seen as a strong motivator, it is important not to neglect the motivational effect of hope and reward‐seeking behavior as people navigate their political landscape.
Vanessa Cruz Nichols
wiley   +1 more source

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

Using a “Disagreement Index” to Examine Cabinet Decision‐Making

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces a Disagreement Index (DI) to measure formal disagreement in Westminster cabinet decision‐making using declassified archival records. The DI converts observable decision outcomes, including approval, amendment, deferral, and rejection, into a standardized quantitative measure.
Kennedy Stewart
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons About NAFTA Renegotiations from Shakespeare’s Othello: From the Three Amigos to America as Iago? [PDF]

, 2018
The “Three Amigos” is a common characterization of relations among the North American countries, particularly since 1 January 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) entered into force, superseding a deal between two buddies, Canada ...
Bhala, Raj
core   +1 more source

Regional Trade Agreements and International R&D Spillovers: Implications for Developing Countries

The Developing Economies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We provide new evidence on heterogeneous international research and development (R&D) spillovers from partners of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and non‐partners using a sample of 45 economies in the period 1995–2017. We construct separate R&D stocks for RTA partners and non‐partners and find that spillovers from RTA partners are stronger ...
Yukiko Sawada, Rinki Ito, Naoto Jinji
wiley   +1 more source