Geo-economics and the Hub and Spokes system: the Japanese case

This paper examines the reasons why Japan has been building a foreign trade policy based on a hub-and-spokes system. It will be argued that trade efficiency and exports promotion are assumptions that need a broader reconsideration through a geo-economics approach. What defines Japan’s pursuit of sev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ricardo Vega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais 2021-11-01
Series:Estudos Internacionais
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Online Access:http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/estudosinternacionais/article/view/23221