The International Political Economy Analysis Of Plaza Agreement

50 years of capitalism in post-war trading system is dominated by the United States, especially during the Cold War changes in the position of the United States determines that the trend of the international trading system. Throughout the Cold War era the United States tend to support free and open international economic order, but from the beginning of the 20th century, 70's, the United States gradually tilted to the trade protectionism. In 1985 was "forcing" its ally Japan to sign "Plaza Accord", resulting in the rapid appreciation of the yen, indirectly led to the development of the Japanese economy entered a slow period.Western and Chinese scholars on the "Plaza Accord" study focused largely on economic aspects of inquiry, the basic focus on the exchange rate are carried out, this article attempts to sort out from a political perspective, the use of structural power and political theory of the trade to make more in-depth history analysis, with a view of the current United States and Western nations led by the date requested a substantial appreciation of the RMB to make a reasonable possibility of prediction. This paper found that international politics and economics from the point of view, the war has been the implementation of free trade, consciously hegemonic powers to pay the cost of the last century the United States at age 70,80 to trade protection, the requirements of trade allies shared responsibility in decision-making behind the political strength of the game. Consider trade and political theory, trade policy is domestic and international forces continue to game and product of compromise. Political terms of trade for the United States, Congress, interest groups, public interest demands the three at the formulation of trade policies to dominate. Thus, the authors arrive at a research-oriented thinking: From the "Plaza Accord" between the former US-Japan trade friction between the growing political pressure triggered by the United States to consider the protocol introduced political motives. "Plaza Accord" of the surface factor induced by the impact of domestic industries, the public unemployment and the resulting domestic political the power requirements of economic affairs to make adjustments, is the "Plaza Accord" the real reason. A country's trade policy to include a variety of economic variables, it also reflects the prevailing political and social background. Through the combination of domestic and international inspection methods, we can know why the last century the United States Express appreciation of the yen, while can predict the direction of the current appreciation of the RMB.Specifically, this paper mainly by the following components:First of all is Introduction. Mainly related to the topics of this article the background and significance。The first chapter is the use of structural power and trade analysis of political theory. In defining the "structural power" and "trade politics" based on the concept of the discussion of realism, liberalism, international political economy of trade and political concept, analysis of the theory regarding the use of trade and political differences of opinion.Chapter 2 are from a trade point of view of political Plaza Accord of the surface for economic reasons, the main analysis of the US-Japan economic friction, with a view to "Plaza Agreement" to make trade happen in the political foundation of economic analysis.Chapter 3 are interpreted from the perspective of structural power are acceptable to the United States, Japan's "Plaza Accord", mainly from the structural power of the four parts separately to explain.Chapter 4 is the main trade and political perspective, analysis of the United States, Japan's domestic politics, especially Congress, interest groups, the public plaza on the implementation of the protocol role in American domestic politics as the main targets of introduction.Chapter V for the concluding remarks, the previous analysis on the basis of the Plaza Accord on international promotion may be explored for the possibility of RMB appreciation and a general summary of the full text of The End and further consider the new.