Trade and Culture: The Ongoing Debate

Governments that seek to liberalize trade often face tensions with their cultural policy objectives due to measures like local content requirements. Trade and Culture: The Ongoing Debate explores this variation across countries and the evolution of policies over time. It provides an up-to-date look at current versions of these policies in Canada, the European Union, South Africa, Latin America, South Korea, the United States, and China.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 136 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Governments that seek to liberalize trade often face a conflict between their desire to promote economic growth and their commitment to cultural policy objectives. Measures such as local content requirements, which aim to promote domestic industries and preserve cultural heritage, can be perceived as discriminatory when viewed through the lens of trade liberalization. This tension has sparked a longstanding debate, with countries taking different approaches to address it.

Trade and Culture: The Ongoing Debate delves into this diversity of approaches across geographic regions. It also seeks to explain the evolution of these policies over time. Policies are dynamic, influenced by domestic politics, changes in the international trading system, and technological advancements. The chapters in this volume explore various perspectives on the trade and culture debate and provide an up-to-date overview of current policies in Canada, the European Union, South Africa, Latin America, South Korea, the United States, and China.

This book will be of immense value to scholars and researchers interested in cultural policies and the politics of international trade. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Cultural Policy.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367639990