An inside view of the CAP reform process : explaining the MacSharry, Agenda 2000, and Fischler reforms / Arlindo Cunha with Alan Swinbank ; with a foreword by Franz Fischler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunha, Arlindo.

Contributor:

Swinbank, A. (Alan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state--European Union countries.

Agriculture and state.

Agricultural subsidies.

European Union countries.

Agricultural subsidies--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

An Inside View of the CAP Reform Process is about EU decision-making, in particular for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CPA). From its formation in the 1960s through to 1992 the CAP was almost immune to change; but from 1992 a series of major reforms took place. Many authors have asked why and how this change came about, including academics writing from political economy and political science traditions, and EU officials themselves. With the benefit of Arlindo Cunha's intimate insider's knowledge, this book delves into the mysteries of the policy making process by assessing the MacSharry, Agenda 2000, and Fischler reforms, explaining how, and why, CAP reform became part of the political agenda, and the decisions that were taken. It focuses in particular on the role of the Commission and the Commissioner for Agriculture, the Council of Ministers and its Presidency, and the European Parliament. It adopts a heuristic political economy approach, drawing upon the economics and political science literatures as appropriate. The MacSharry reform was much influenced by the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, and the 2003 Fischler reform by the Doha Round of WTO negotiations. A Delphi survey of key decision-makers, assessing their perception of the drivers of policy reform, and an analysis of subsequent CAP reform, including the Health Check in 2008 and preparations for the post-2013 CAP review, round-off the discussion. The former EU Commissioner or Agriculture and Rural Development, Franz Fischler, contributes a Foreword. Book jacket.

Contents:

An introduction to the CAP and the book

EU decision-making institutions and their role in the CAP

Farmers and foreigners seeking to influence CAP decision-making

CAP negotiations in practice

The 1992 MacSharry reform

The 1999 Agenda 2000 reform

The 2003 Fischler reform

Exploring the determinants of CAP reform : a Delphi survey of key decision-makers

Beyond 2003 : via the Health Check to the new uncertainties post-2013

Concluding comments : findings and prospects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index.

ISBN:

9780199591572

0199591571

OCLC:

663438532