The politics of strategic trade: South Korea and Mexico in a comparative perspective

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dc.contributor.authorTandon, Ajayen
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:46:18Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-19en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:46:18Zen
dc.date.issued1992en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-19en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-19en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the applicability of the theoretical framework of strategic trade to the export-led growth of the automobile industry in South Korea. The study focuses on four areas. First, the "new" theory of international trade is elaborated in order to identify the “prerequisite” industrial characteristics under which policies of strategic trade are theoretically advantageous. Secondly, the development of the automobile industry in South Korea is analyzed. The focus is on examining the role of the state in initiating industrial and trade policies that specifically targeted the automobile sector. This thesis argues that strategic trade is a valid analytical framework in the case of the South Korean automobile industry. Thirdly, the development of the automobile industry in South Korea is compared with that of Mexico. The comparative perspective helps highlight several factors that may have helped make policies of strategic trade effective in the South Korean case. These factors include a virtual absence of transnational corporations and domestic industrial conglomeration in the South Korean automobile industry. Finally, based on the possible critical importance of these factors for policy implementation and outcomes, the thesis ends with a discussion on the relevance of strategic trade as a model for economic development.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.extent159 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09192009-040428en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09192009-040428/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44863en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1992.T322.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 26615080en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1992.T322en
dc.subject.lcshAutomobile industry and trade -- Korea (South)en
dc.subject.lcshAutomobile industry and trade -- Mexicoen
dc.subject.lcshInternational economic relationsen
dc.subject.lcshKorea (South) -- Commercial policyen
dc.subject.lcshMexico -- Commercial policyen
dc.titleThe politics of strategic trade: South Korea and Mexico in a comparative perspectiveen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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