Political Economic Analysis of Postwar Taiwan’s Import and Export Quarantine Policy for Agricultural Products 1945-2005

• Main Authors: Syh-Wei Tzeng, 曾士瑋
• Other Authors: 蕭全政
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72191659506697991990

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 公共行政與政策學系 === 94 === The world we live today has been relatively globalized. As international trading become more free and open, not only will it intensify the competitiveness among nations, but also the exchange of product. Import and export regulation on plants and animals in Taiwan had long been administrated by the Bureau of Commodity Inspection and Quarantine, which was under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This institutional design reflects the dominance of economical ideology in the national development strategy. Thus, the regulation on import and export of plants and animals was executed merely to avoid trade losses. As pollution become more serious, so does environmental consciousness. By this concept, protection of our living environment from out-coming diseases has become a major concern. Since the increasing trend of the amount of imported goods is expected to last, the risk of diseases being imported or exported will also raise. As a result, we resort to the regulation of import and exporting on plants and animals as a means of protecting our local environment. Finally, on the political-economical aspect, interests involved in the import and export regulations of plants and animals will certainly create new problems such as objection against opening of importation by the agricultural industry, and the effects of pest-free area status on diplomatic negotiations. These are main issues which a modern nation must face.