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Post-Brexit trade policy in the UK: placebo policy-making?
- Source :
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Journal of European Public Policy . Nov2023, Vol. 30 Issue 11, p2492-2518. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Trade policy and negotiations have lain at the heart of the Brexit process. Initial UK trade policy has been characterised by: (1) the need to limit the impact of changes in trading relations (mainly with the EU) to minimise challenges for businesses and the possibility of economic losses; (2) a strong ideological commitment to free trade, and related to that; (3) symbolic and 'placebo' actions designed to show that the UK can enact an independent trade policy. Negotiation of free trade agreements (FTAs), thus, became a priority of trade policy. This article explores how approaches to FTAs have evolved, focusing specifically on post-Brexit FTAs with Australasia. Overall, the desire to complete speedy agreements has at times trumped business and societal interests, and precluded the development of a coherent long-term UK FTA vision, revealing the symbolic motivation of being seen as 'delivering Brexit' behind the initial years of post-Brexit trade policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13501763
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of European Public Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172994769
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2023.2235380