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Japan's Interventionist State

The Role of the MAFF
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Japan's Interventionist State provides a detailed examination of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and its pivotal role in shaping the nation's agricultural policies. It explores how MAFF promotes, protects, and sustains Japan's agricultural support regime, revealing why Japan maintains high assistance levels for farmers and resists market access concessions in WTO and other trade negotiations.
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Ideal for students and scholars of political science, international trade, and East Asian studies, as well as policymakers interested in agricultural policy and Japan's economic strategies.

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This book gives a detailed examination of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its role in promoting, protecting and preserving the regime of agricultural support and protection.

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Japan's Interventionist State provides a detailed examination of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its role in promoting, protecting, and preserving the regime of agricultural support and protection.

This account is integral to the author's extended and multidimensional explanation for why Japan continues to provide high levels of assistance to its farmers and why it persists in blocking market access concessions in the WTO and other agricultural trade talks.

Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

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'This book represents the most comprehensive analysis of Japan's agricultural bureaucracy available in English.' It provides valuable insights into the rationale behind Japan's interventionist regime and details how MAFF manages every aspect of agricultural production. The analysis is exhaustive yet accessible, focusing carefully on Japan's agricultural political economy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415649414

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 5 Line drawings, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 312

About the Author

Aurelia George-Mulgan is Associate Professor of Politics at the Australian Defence Force Academy, University of New South Wales, Australia. She has published widely in the area of Japanese politics and agriculture and is the author of The Politics of Agriculture in Japan (Routledge, 2000).

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