Re: [Pen-l] Japanese rice protection

["Gar Lipow" <gar.lipow@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 5:07 PM, raghu <mraghu01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Gar Lipow <gar.lipow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It seems overwhelmingly mainstream economic opinion that Japanese rice
>> protection is without justification, with huge costs to Japanese
>> consumers and no benefits. Is this a case where the mainstream is
>> right, or are there legit food securit and social welfare arguments to
>> be made for being able to produce a staple locally? It is always
>> interesting to look at the poster children for the conventional
>> wisdom.
>
> Isn't there a strong environmental sustainability argument for growing
> food locally? In the case of poor countries there is also a strong
> argument to be made for food self-sufficiency for national security
> and stability.
> -raghu.
>


Makes sense. I'd be curious to see a rigorous argument for this
though. Michael's point is a good one, but I wonder if it is still
true today.Japan is a much richer nation than in 1971. I suspect the
sustainability, food security and national security arguments are
stronger.
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