Chapman University
Why Renegotiation?: Renewal of the South Korea-Chile Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This thesis project explores the motivations behind the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) renegotiation between Chile and South Korea. Existing studies have examined the reasons and outcomes of creating the initial Chile-South Korea FTA, but they have not focused on renegotiations between the two countries. A few investigations on renegotiations have focused on diversifying their exports and expanding their markets in each other's regions. However, most research lacks further exploration of both countries' market security concerns. By analyzing official government documents and conducting three semi-structured interviews with government officials and experts in the field, I argue that the current protectionist policies in the developed West have economically motivated Chile and South Korea to renegotiate their treaties. I demonstrate in particular that the key motivation for their renegotiation is to enhance their market security. This research contributes to the literature on FTA renegotiation by exploring motivations focusing on the case of FTA between Chile and South Korea.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- International Studies
- Year
- 2022
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Bugueno, Montserrat
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Minju Kwon, PhD, Chair
- Lynn Horton, PhD
- Nancy Rios-Contreras, PhD
Subjects
dc:subject × 14Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/international_studies_theses/15
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.chapman.edu:international_studies_theses-1016