Comments on: Korea & free trade http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/ Australian Libertarian Society Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: My popular writing « Chapter 5 http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-68648 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:11:01 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-68648 [...] Nov 1 — Korea as a financial hub (Korea [...]

]]> By: Essay competitions: drugs & trade « Chapter 5 http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-771 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:15:05 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-771 [...] The second essay was on Korea & trade and was written for the Korea Herald Economics essay contest. I just found out that I came 1st and won a return flight to Seoul — which is great because i was planning on going there anyway. The essay will be published in the Korea Herald on 1 November. Award-winning writer, skepticalawyer had some nice things to say about my writing. [...]

]]> By: terje (say tay-a) http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-759 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:48:18 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-759 Thanks for that John.

My neigbourhood has lots of Koreans so I am attentive to news about the place. If Sydney ever designates a Korea Town to rival China Town then I think its out our way. So if you ever want a mini dose of Korean culture come visit my neck of the woods in Sydney some time. No essay required.

]]> By: John Humphreys http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-757 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:32:18 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-757 Terje — true to say that there has been a share of planning in the Korea economy, and that their growth also owes a lot to American support. Trade isn’t the whole story, but it was part of it.

Also true that Koreans tend to be more conformist than their more ideosyncrated Japanese neighbours. But there are plenty of exceptions.

South Koreans call their country simply “Korea” (well, actually they normally say “Hanguk”) and I was writing for a South Korean audience.

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-756 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:05:20 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-756 Trackback

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-755 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:24:07 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-755 Well done JH, this is a good piece of well-researched op-ed writing. Interesting that so few pieces of this quality are published in the MSM.

]]> By: terje (say tay-a) http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-745 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:34:05 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-745 Somebody should say “South Korea”. I passed through there a couple of years ago. The way they build appartment blocks over there gives you the distinct feeling of being in a planned economy. I got the feeling that being unconventional was not very popular. However I was only there for about 6 hours.

]]> By: yobbo http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-742 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:05:34 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-742 This prize will result in a substantial loss of freedom because I’m betting it will eventually result in you marrying HH.

]]> By: John Humphreys http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-741 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:13:56 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-741 My name is under the title. The libertarian traveller bit is right, but the journalist & incognito bit isn’t…

I had a word limit (1000 words) but I thought I did make the point that subsidies are bad for Korea — higher food prices, less growth, less competitiveness & bad for the economy. Not to mention bad for the environment.

]]> By: Justin http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-738 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:33:41 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/korea-free-trade/#comment-738 Congratulations! That’s great. Really good article. Now when you’re over there you can tell everyone the benefits of free trade whenever they ask about you or your trip.

If I could make on comment I would say only that it’s probably a good idea to puncture the idea that farm subsidies are good for ‘Korea’, and make quite clear that they hurt real people – ordinary Koreans by simply confiscating wealth from ordinary people to force them to subsidise vested interests in the form of non-viable businesses. As someone wrote on Australian Libertarian recently: he’s a non-viable web designer, can he have a handout of confiscated wealth too?

The idea of an open-invitation free trade association is great.

Have a great time over there.

The blog has not shown your identity. Are you perhaps a mysterious international libertarian prize-winning journalist travelling incognito?

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