The problem of Japanese accession to the GATT : a case study in regime theory
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1989
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Akaneya, Tatsuo
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The problem of Japan's accession to the GATT
raised a set of distinct yet related issues
which were directly related to the principles,
rules and purposes of the GATT regime. By
focussing on how these issues were settled
inside or outside the GATT , the thesis shows
how principles, norms and purposes of the GATT
regime affected the settlement of issues .
Conversely, the issue of Japan's accession can
also be seen as a problem of regime change and
formation . While strategic consideration was
the vital factor which facilitated Japan's
acquisition of GATT membership, the problem of
excessive Japanese competition in labour intensive
manufactured products (especially
textiles led to the wide - spread nonapplication
of GATT rules to Japan and then to
changes in GATT rules for the textile trade.
The problem arising from Japan's labour intensive
manufactured products was related to
the dynamics of Japanese industrialisation
which presented particular problems to the old
industrialised countries .
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