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April Could be “Do or Die” For TPP, Part 2

posted by Richard Katz on April 10, 2015

Found in Japan, US, categorized in International Trade and Investment

Tags: TOE Richard Katz TPP Abe Obama TPA

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Headline

But, if no deal is reached at the summit—when there is always a lot of pressure to meet a deadline—there is no obvious next deadline that creates as much manifest pressure.

Abstract

In this second part of the report, Richard explains why there might not be a TPP deal reached at the summit between Abe and Obama in late April.

About Richard Katz

Richard Katz is Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics In International Affairs, the New York correspondent for Weekly Toyo Keizai, a leading Japanese business magazine, and formerly the editor of The Oriental Economist Report, a monthly newsletter on Japan.

Mr. Katz has taught about Japan’s economy as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, and as a Visiting Lecturer in Economics at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook.

Mr. Katz is the author of two books on Japan's economic travails and has just finished a third book on reviving entrepreeurship in Japan.

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