Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO (Hardcover)

Agricultural trade barriers and producer subsidies inflict real costs, both on the countries that use these policies and on their trade partners. Trade barriers lower demand for trade partners' products, domestic subsidies can induce an oversupply of agricultural products which depresses world prices, and export subsidies create increased competition for producers in other countries. Eliminating global agricultural policy distortions would result in an annual world welfare gain of $56 billion. High protection for agricultural commodities in the form of tariffs continues to be the major factor restricting world trade. In 2000, World Trade Organisation (WTO) members continued global negotiations on agricultural policy reform. To help policymakers and others realise what is at stake in the global agricultural negotiations, this book quantifies the costs of global agricultural distortions and the potential benefits of their full elimination. It also analyses the effects on US and world agriculture if only partial reform is achieved in liberalising tariffs, tariff-rate quotas (limits on imported goods), domestic support, and export subsidies.

General

Imprint:	Nova Biomedical Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2003
Editors:	Mary E. Burfisher
Dimensions:	150 x 230 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-1-59033-626-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries
LSN:	1-59033-626-7
Barcode:	9781590336267

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