EU aid for trade as contested trade policy intervention: The case of the EU-MUTRAP project in Vietnam
EU aid for trade as contested trade policy intervention: The case of the EU-MUTRAP project in Vietnam
Author(s): Trinh Thanh Nguyen NguyenSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: official development assistance; aid for trade; EU; trade-related assistance; free trade agreement
Summary/Abstract: This paper explains the EU's Aid for Trade (AfT) and trade relations with Vietnam, and examines how EU AfT influences Vietnam's trade policy reform. It provides an analysis of EU AfT as a contested trade policy intervention by using the results of the EU-MUTRAP project in Vietnam. The finding is that EU AfT can interfere as an “external impacts” on Vietnam's trade policy reform. Based on the priorities of EU trade policies towards Vietnam, the EU uses AfT projects to support and change the Vietnamese trade environment. The paper partially proves the contribution of the EU-MUTRAP on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement negotiations and implementation.
Journal: Society and Economy. In Central and Eastern Europe ǀ Journal of the Corvinus University of Budapest
- Issue Year: 44/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 232-250
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
