Domestic Politics and International Relations in US-Japan Trade Policymaking

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Christopher C. Meyerson

   Pages 1-14

3. Domestic Politics and International Relations in US-Japan Trade Policymaking

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   Pages 15-41

4. The US and the Uruguay Round Agriculture Negotiations

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   Pages 42-68

5. Japan and the Uruguay Round Agriculture Negotiations

   • Christopher C. Meyerson

   Pages 69-97

6. US-Japan Trade Policymaking during the Uruguay Round Agriculture Negotiations

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   Pages 98-133

7. Conclusion

   • Christopher C. Meyerson

   Pages 134-147

8. Back Matter

   Pages 148-228

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To what extent does domestic politics affect the agreement reached in an international trade negotiation? In order to address this question, Christopher C. Meyerson develops an approach to analyzing the relationship between domestic politics and international relations in trade policymaking. This approach is used to analyze both American and Japanese trade policymaking and US-Japan trade negotiations, especially during the GATT Uruguay Round agriculture negotiations that occurred between 1986 and 1994. Meyerson not only develops an innovative approach to the analysis of the relationship between domestic politics and international relations in trade policymaking, but also, using publicly available GATT documents and publications, US Congressional hearings and Japanese-language sources, provides a strong narrative description of the roles of the United States and Japan in the GATT Uruguay Round agriculture negotiations.

• agriculture
• international relations
• international trade
• Japan
• trade policy

"Meyerson's book provides valuable insights...The depth and thoroughness of its theoretical analyses are captivating. The structure of the book is very straightforward and accessible...[I]t is of relevance to those with a special interest in international agricultural policies, US-Japan economic relations and IR theory" - Millennium: Journal of International Studies

CHRISTOPHER C. MEYERSON is an attorney who received a JD from Columbia Law School and MPhil in Political Science from Columbia University, as well as an LLM from Kyoto University Faculty of Law, Japan. Mr. Meyerson has worked on various international trade issues and was
awarded the International Studies Association International Political
Economy Section 2000 Junior Scholar Award for an earlier version of this
book.

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