POLITICAL-ECONOMIC MOTIVES BEHIND SOUTH KOREA’S AND JAPAN’S FTA NEGOTIATIONS

Lidija  Eliot

Authors

Lidija Eliot St. Mary College Nagoya, Japan

Keywords:

economy, FTA agreement, advantages, negotiations, political environment, business, strategy, government

Abstract

The FTA issue has a profound strategic significance for both Japan and South Korea in this period of radical changes in the international environment. I’m speaking about reform of global supremacy, the rise of China, the decline of the United States, and other changes especially in Asia-Pacific region. FTA between Japan and South Korea is from strategic importance as can contribute not only to economy of these two countries but also to peace and stability in Asia-Pacific region and the world.

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