Agriculture and the WTO : creating a trading system for development / Merlinda D. Ingco and John D. Nash, eds.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Ingco, Merlinda D.

Nash, John, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tariff on farm produce.

Produce trade--Government policy.

Produce trade.

Export subsidies.

Free trade.

Produce trade--Developing countries.

Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Developing countries--Economic conditions--21st century.

World Trade Organization.

Physical Description:

xvii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : World Bank, [2004]

Summary:

Developing countries have a major stake in the outcome of trade negotiations conducted under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Agriculture and the WTO: Creating a Trading System for Development explores the key issues and options in agricultural trade liberalization from the perspective of these developing countries. Leading experts in trade and agriculture from both developed and developing countries provide key research findings and policy analyses on a range of issues that includes market access, domestic support, export competition, quota administration methods, food security, biotechnology, intellectual property rights, and agricultural trade under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. Material is covered in summary and in comprehensive detail with supporting data, a substantial bibliography, and listings of online resources. This book will be of interest to policymakers and analysts in the fields of development economics and commodities pricing and trade.

Contents:

1. What's at Stake? Developing-Country Interests in the Doha Development Round / Merlinda D. Ingco, John Nash 1

2. Trade Agreements: Achievements and Issues Ahead / Merlinda D. Ingco, John Croome 23

3. Export Competition Policies / Harry de Gorter, Lilian Ruiz, Merlinda D. Ingco 43

4. Market Access: Economics and the Effects of Policy Instruments / Harry de Gorter, Merlinda D. Ingco, Laura Ignacio 63

5. Quota Administration Methods: Economics and Effects with Trade Liberalization / Harry de Gorter, Jana Hranaiova 97

6. Domestic Support: Economics and Policy Instruments / Harry de Gorter, Merlinda D. Ingco, Laura Ignacio 121

7. The Distributional Effects of Agricultural Policy Reforms / Harry de Gorter, Merlinda D. Ingco, Cameron Short 151

8. The "Multifunctionality" of Agriculture and its Implications for Policy / David Vanzetti, Els Wynen 169

9. Food Security and Agricultural Trade Policy Reform / Merlinda D. Ingco, Donald Mitchell, John Nash 181

10. Managing Potential Adverse Impacts of Agricultural Trade Liberalization / William Foster, Alberto Valdes 195

11. The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement, Food Safety Policies, and Product Attributes / Simonetta Zarrilli with the collaboration of Irene Musselli 217

12. Agricultural Biotechnology: A Primer for Policymakers / Donald J. MacKenzie, Morven A. McLean 237

13. Global Intellectual Property Rights: A New Factor in Farming / Geoff Tansey 255

14. Rules and Options for Special and Differential Treatment / Constantine Michalopoulos 271

15. Special Trade Arrangements to Improve Market Access / Helen Freeman 293

Appendix B The Agreement on Agriculture 351.

Notes:

"A copublication of the World Bank and Oxford University Press."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

082135485X

OCLC:

52258336