What is it about?
Taiwan has a protectionist stance in agricultural trade. Where does it come from? The article explores the battle of ideas that has gone on in Taiwan's policy circles with a clash between protectionism and liberalization. Why some ideas have vested into agricultural protection, and others have not, is the question that this article aims to explain.
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Why is it important?
It is important because ideas have been neglected by most theories when looking for causal explanations to trade phenomena. This article aims to contribute to the literature that looks to give ideas a causal role.
Perspectives
This publication looks at a small issue (agricultural trade in Taiwan) but from an interesting theoretical perspective: The role of ideas in foreign policy and trade policy.
Fernando Mariano Schmidt Hernandez
Universidad del Desarrollo
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This page is a summary of: The Causal Role of Ideas in Taiwan’s Protectionist Agricultural Trade Policy, Issues & Studies, December 2017, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt,
DOI: 10.1142/s1013251117500072.
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