Geo-economics and the Hub and Spokes system: the Japanese case

This paper examines the reasons why Japan has been building a foreign trade policy based on a hub-and-spokes system. It will be argued that trade efficiency and exports promotion are assumptions that need a broader reconsideration through a geo-economics approach. What defines Japan’s pursuit of se...

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Autor principal:	Ricardo Vega
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN ES PT
Publicado:	Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais 2021
Materias:	Japan geo-economics hub and spokes bilateralism international trade econonomic integration International relations JZ2-6530
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/e7d5d888189343359e79396b8783e5f2
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e7d5d888189343359e79396b8783e5f22021-12-01T17:21:03ZGeo-economics and the Hub and Spokes system: the Japanese case10.5752/P.2317-773X.2021v9n3p33-522317-773Xhttps://doaj.org/article/e7d5d888189343359e79396b8783e5f22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/estudosinternacionais/article/view/23221https://doaj.org/toc/2317-773X This paper examines the reasons why Japan has been building a foreign trade policy based on a hub-and-spokes system. It will be argued that trade efficiency and exports promotion are assumptions that need a broader reconsideration through a geo-economics approach. What defines Japan’s pursuit of several bilateral trade agreements is assuring its relative economic hegemony whilst changes in the world balance of power are taking place. As Japan faces an uncertain and unforeseeable future, it needs to strengthen its trade policy to guarantee access to international markets. Japan’s trade policy goes beyond the efficiency scope and it entails a geo-economics elucidation. Ricardo VegaPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisarticleJapangeo-economicshub and spokesbilateralisminternational tradeecononomic integrationInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENESPTEstudos Internacionais, Vol 9, Iss 3 (2021)
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description	This paper examines the reasons why Japan has been building a foreign trade policy based on a hub-and-spokes system. It will be argued that trade efficiency and exports promotion are assumptions that need a broader reconsideration through a geo-economics approach. What defines Japan’s pursuit of several bilateral trade agreements is assuring its relative economic hegemony whilst changes in the world balance of power are taking place. As Japan faces an uncertain and unforeseeable future, it needs to strengthen its trade policy to guarantee access to international markets. Japan’s trade policy goes beyond the efficiency scope and it entails a geo-economics elucidation.
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title	Geo-economics and the Hub and Spokes system: the Japanese case
title_short	Geo-economics and the Hub and Spokes system: the Japanese case
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Geo-economics and the Hub and Spokes system: the Japanese case

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