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The US–Australia free trade agreement : the interface between partisan politics and national objectives
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Krever, Tor (2006) The US–Australia free trade agreement : the interface between partisan politics and national objectives. Australian Journal of Political Science, 41 (1). pp. 51-69. doi:10.1080/10361140500507286 ISSN 1036-1146.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361140500507286
Abstract
The literature on the drivers behind bilateral treaties implies an assumption that international treaties are entered into primarily to achieve national objectives, not partisan political goals. This paper investigates whether this assumption is valid, using as a case study the recently enacted US–Australia Free Trade Agreement. A stated original purpose for the agreement—increasing access to the US market for Australian agricultural products—would yield significant economic benefits for Australia. However, when it became clear that this goal would not be achieved, the objective of the Australian government shifted. The most plausible explanation for the shift is that domestic political objectives had moved to the fore and prompted the government to pursue and adopt the treaty despite some evidence that it might not be in the national interest to do so.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Australian Journal of Political Science | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1036-1146 | ||||||
Official Date: | 17 August 2006 | ||||||
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Volume: | 41 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 51-69 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/10361140500507286 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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