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George Mulgan AD, 2012, 'Why Japan is lagging on the TPP', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/30/why-japan-is-lagging-on-the-tpp/

George Mulgan AD, 2012, 'A new Ozawa party for Japan?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/12/a-new-ozawa-party-for-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2012, 'Japan faces political trench warfare over consumption tax', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/23/japan-faces-political-trench-warfare-over-consumption-tax/

George Mulgan AD, 2012, 'Can Noda link Japan's tax and administrative reform?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/03/13/can-noda-link-japan-s-tax-and-administrative-reform/

George Mulgan AD, 2012, 'Japan's cabinet reshuffle: a futile gesture?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/25/japan-s-cabinet-reshuffle-a-futile-gesture

George Mulgan AD, 2012, ''Can Trade Talks Drive Reform in Japan?'', Current History, 111, pp. 241 - 243

George Mulgan AD, 2012, ''Has the agriculture lobby captured the state?'', East Asia Forum Quarterly, 4, pp. 15 - 16

George Mulgan AD, 2012, ''The Policy Research Council – a stumbling block to Japan’s participation in the TPP'', APEC Economies Newsletter, 16, http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/pdf/newsl/APEC16_10.pdf

George Mulgan AD, 2012, ''TPP a punching bag: LDP and DPJ are closer than they pretend'', The Oriental Economist Report, 80, pp. 14 - 15

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Japan's new agricultural policy plan neglects trade liberalisation', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/11/02/japan-s-new-agricultural-policy-plan-neglects%D1%82%20-trade-liberalisation

George Mulgan AD, 2011, ''Both brake and accelerator: Noda's agricultural plan'', The Oriental Economist Report, 79, pp. 7 - 8

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Ozawa once more in charge of Japan's DPJ', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/24/ozawa-once-more-in-charge-of-japan-s-dpj/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Yoshihiko Noda: Japan's not-so-ordinary prime minister', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/31/yoshihiko-noda-japan-s-not-so-ordinary-prime-minister/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Japan gets a new prime minister', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/28/japan-gets-a-new-prime-minister/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'The return of Japan's shadow shogun Ichiro Ozawa?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/23/the-return-of-japan-s-shadow-shogun-ichiro-ozawa/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Industry versus agriculture in Japan's TPP debate', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/07/27/industry-versus-agriculture-in-japan-s-tpp-debate/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Why Japan's Ichiro Ozawa stays in the DPJ', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/07/15/why-japan-s-ichiro-ozawa-stays-in-the-dpj/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Japan's early decision on the TPP: Pie in the sky or credible commitment?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/06/02/japan-s-early-decision-on-the-tpp-pie-in-the-sky-or-credible-commitment/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Japanese trade policy: Reversing the ends and means', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/05/03/japanese-trade-policy-reversing-the-ends-and-means/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'TPP off Japan's trade agenda for the time being', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/19/tpp-off-japans-trade-agenda-for-the-time-being/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Japan's agricultural politics, the DPJ and the prospect of trade reform', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/04/japan-s-agricultural-politics-the-dpj-and-the-prospect-of-trade-reform/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'The political and policy fall-out from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/18/the-political-and-policy-fall-out-from-the-japanese-earthquake-and-tsunami/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'No breakthroughs in the Australia-Japan EPA negotations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/02/12/no-breakthroughs-in-the-australia-japan-epa-negotiations/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, 'Levelling the playing field for Japanese trade policy', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/18/levelling-the-playing-field-for-japanese-trade-policy/

George Mulgan AD, 2011, ''Agricultural Politics and the Democratic Party of Japan'', Japanese Studies Online, pp. 22 - 30, http://japaninstitute.anu.edu.au/japanese_studies/issue_02/Japan_Agricultural_Politics_DPJ.pdf

George Mulgan AD, 2011, ''Both brake and accelerator: Noda's agricultural plan'', The Oriental Economist Report, 79, pp. 7 - 9

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Reversing course in Japan's Asia-Pacific relations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/12/21/reversing-course-in-japans-asia-pacific-relations

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'TPP, trade liberalisation and Japan's farm lobby', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/11/22/tpp-trade-liberalisation-and-japans-farm-lobby/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Can Kan deliver a breakthrough on Japan's agricultural trade policy?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/11/03/can-kan-deliver-a-breakthrough-on-japans-agricultural-trade-policy/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'US-Japan alliance the big winner from the Senkaku Islands dispute', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/10/26/us-japan-alliance-the-big-winner-from-the-senkaku-islands-dispute/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'A sea of trouble in Sino-Japanese relations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/28/a-sea-of-trouble-in-sino-japanese-relations/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan's choice between 'old' and 'new' politics', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/13/japans-choice-between-old-and-new-politics/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'High noon for Japan's DPJ', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/08/27/high-noon-for-japans-dpj/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Kan's folly in Japan's Upper House election', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/07/14/kans-folly-in-japans-upper-house-election/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Prime Minister Kan's 'third way' for reviving the Japanese economy', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/06/22/prime-minister-kans-third-way-for-reviving-the-japanese-economy/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Round 2 of Japan's government revitalisation', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/06/03/round-two-of-japans-government-revitalisation/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'What has the Japan's DPJ government actually done with public works spending'?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/05/14/what-has-japans-dpj-government-actually-done-with-public-works-spending/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Ozawa taking his toll on Japan's DPJ government', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/05/05/ozawa-taking-his-toll-on-japans-dpj-government/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan's postal reform and the farmers', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/04/22/japans-postal-reform-and-the-farmers/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Reversing reform: How special interests rule in Japan', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/04/12/reversing-reform-how-special-interests-rule-in-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan's bureaucracy strikes back', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/26/japans-bureaucracy-strikes-back/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Deja vu in Japan's agricultural policymaking', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/19/deja-vu-in-japans-agricultural-policymaking/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan: Is the DPJ taking a leaf out of the LDP's book?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/24/japan-is-the-dpj-taking-a-leaf-out-of-the-ldps-book/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'The Democratic Party of Japan's credibility crisis', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/10/the-democratic-party-of-japans-credibility-crisis/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Will Japan's economic growth strategy deliver?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/04/will-japans-new-economic-growth-strategy-deliver/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan's Ozawa Ichiro - The power of one', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/21/japans-ozawa-ichiro-the-power-of-one/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Asia's new strategic partnerships', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/20/asias-new-strategic-partnerships/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Is Japan's DPJ a party of reform on agriculture and agricultural trade?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/13/is-japans-dpj-a-party-of-reform-on-agriculture-and-agricultural-trade/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Decapitating the bureaucracy in Japan', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/10/decapitating-the-bureaucracy-in-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Japan: Aftermath of DPJ's fiscal squeeze', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/07/japan-aftermath-of-the-dpjs-fiscal-squeeze/


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