scholarly journals Policy and politics: Trade adjustment assistance in the crossfire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Laincz ◽  
Xenia Matschke ◽  
Yoto V. Yotov
Keyword(s):  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Trade Adjustment

Finding beneficiaries: trade adjustment assistance system in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon-heon Song
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Policy Failure ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Trade Adjustment ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the essential cause for the policy failure of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach To substantiate the claims made for the failure of the policy, this paper focuses on the differences in policy preferences among the government ministries and agencies involved in TAA. Findings The failure in the TAA policy, according to this study, was attributed to the conflicts and miscoordination arising from the differences in policy preferences among government ministries and agencies. To rectify this failure, the South Korean government had to revise its laws and regulations several times over a short period. Originality/value Drawing on the analytical framework of the literature on policy failure, this paper examines the causal relationships between outcomes of TAA policy and the conflicts or miscoordination among government bodies at each stage: initiatives and planning, implementation and operation of the policy.

Trade adjustment assistance

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 239-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Brander ◽  
Barbara J. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Trade Adjustment

Does Canada need trade adjustment assistance?

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Lysenko ◽  
Lisa Mills ◽  
Saul Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Policy Area ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Government Aid ◽  
Canadian Federalism ◽  
Trade Adjustment ◽  
History Of

Trade adjustment assistance (TAA) is government aid to those affected by trade agreements. We review the history of TAA in Canada and ask whether Canada needs to reintroduce it in response to the recent intensification of trade negotiations. In light of the compensation offered by the federal government in connection with the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), we examine how TAA fits in with the evolution of Canadian federalism in the trade policy area. Based in part on interviews with provincial trade negotiators, we conclude, first, that the compensation is an outcome of Canadian federalism. Second, we argue that while there is no reason to reintroduce a federal TAA program for workers, compensation for provinces is necessary to facilitate their cooperation with the implementation of trade treaty provisions. Third, we suggest that a more transparent rationale for such compensation would be superior to the ad hoc compensation observed in CETA.

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