International trade policy making
Mr Andrew Perry
6 points * One 3-hour session per week * Second semester * Clayton
Synopsis This subject concerns some central issues in policy making for, and the management of, international economic relations. It includes study of the politics of protectionism and `managed' foreign trade; the roles of such institutions as MITI, the IMF, GATT, ASEAN, the European Community, the Cairns Group, the American Presidency and Congress; and the activities of major multinational business companies. Case studies include reference to the bilateral and trilateral trading relationships of Japan, North America and Australia; the expansion of trading links by each of Korea, Taiwan, mainland China and the ASEAN states in relation to North America and Japan; the evolution of regional organisations in Asian-Pacific international trade; and examples of policy making concerning foreign investment and trade in food, raw materials, energy, manufactured goods and services.
Assessment Written (6000 words): 80% * Seminar participation: 20%
Recommended texts
Bucknall K China and the open door policy Allen and Unwin, 1989
Inoguchi T and Okimoto D The political economy of Japan vol.2 The changing international context Stanford UP, 1988
Spero J E The politics of international economic relations 4th edn, Unwin Hyman, 1990