Foreign Trade Policy as Contextualized Political Leadership: Analyzing Vietnam's Negotiation and Implementation of the CPTPP and EVFTA

Authors

Trong Tung Lam Nguyen, The College of WoosterFollow

Abstract

The 21^st century saw a breakthrough in economic approach between regions and amongst states across all regions by means of treaties, trade deals, trade partnerships and trade agreements. However, there has been few connections between this phenomenon, political leadership and the foreign policy decision-making process. This study applies the framework of two decision making models to examine political leadership determinants within two case study. Specifically, this Independent Study examines the negotiation and implementation of the CPTPP and the EVFTA from the Vietnamese government’s standpoint. This study ultimately suggests the rational choice theory to be the more viable explanation of the two decision making models, given the circumstances of the two trade agreement in question, and that there are tangible determinants greatly influencing a government’s rational choice to enter a trade agreement.

Advisor

Lantis, Jeffrey

Department

Political Science

Recommended Citation

Nguyen, Trong Tung Lam, "Foreign Trade Policy as Contextualized Political Leadership: Analyzing Vietnam's Negotiation and Implementation of the CPTPP and EVFTA" (2023). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 10534.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/10534

Disciplines

Comparative Politics | Economic Policy | International Relations | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation

Keywords

CPTPP, EVFTA, Vietnam-EU, New-generation FTA

Publication Date

2023

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis