Law, Politics, and Trade Policy: Lessons from East Asia

Harvard FAS

Must the East Asian Growth Miracle always lead to trade wars or can international law bring cooperation?How do states balance the challenges and opportunities of international markets? Importing ideas and resources while exporting manufactured goods underlies the East Asian growth miracle but also builds conflict with other governments. This course examines the transformative role of trade policy for Japan, Korea, and China. From the “unequal treaties” of the nineteenth century to…