 CD Players: Laser Light at the End of the TunnelMarcel Marion Chapter Chapter 4 in International Trade Policy and European Industry, 2014, pp 65-83 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The Compact Disc player, even more than VCR, was a complex product to standardise; it needed international support for acceptance of a format of both player and discs. This acceptance implied that the strongest business opponents had to join hands. Since the threat of market disruption was tangible, trade policy measures were considered. Increase in customs duties in accordance with rules of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in the WTO must fulfil special conditions. The final solution was complex, but in compliance with customs rules and the GATT. Although Japan previously introduced similar measures, a combination of customs legislation and trade policy instruments, the case of CD players was an innovation and took a route that closed afterwards. Chapter 4 reveals the background of the increase in duty on CD players and the various industrial, commercial, general economic, legal and political. Reactions from Japanese and European business communities were inevitably divergent. Keywords: Trade Policy; Japanese Producer; Market Disruption; Front Loader; Dominant Market Position (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-319-00392-4_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00392-4_4 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Contributions to Economics from Springer |
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