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Agriculture in the New Global Economy examines the extent to which
the political economy of agriculture and the food chain is being
transformed by globalisation. This book highlights the important
changes that have taken place in the agriculture and food system
with the spread of globalisation to this traditionally local
sector. Structural change and emerging technologies have
contributed to this transformation, which has extended to the
political environment in which agriculture operates. The authors
identify four paradigms that have characterised the governance of
agriculture: a traditional dependent-agriculture paradigm; a
neo-liberal competitive paradigm; a multifunctional paradigm; and
an emergent globalised-production paradigm. The tensions among
these paradigms are developed with reference to evidence from the
United States and Canada, the EU, Australia, Japan and the Global
South. The book analyses the controversy over genetic modification
of foodcrops, developments in agricultural trade policy at the
multilateral and regional levels, changing national food policy
systems, and emerging global governance arrangements for the
sector. Illustrating contemporary policy debates using both
theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence, this book will
appeal to academics, researchers and students specialising in
political science, environmental studies, agricultural economics,
management and food policy. The book will also be of interest to
government practitioners in agriculture and environment departments
as well as international organisations such as the EU, FAO and WTO.
This title was first published in 2002. This engaging work examines
the interplay between US and EU agricultural trade policy reforms,
as well as the linkage between domestic and trade policy reform,
and addresses whether reform is likely to continue during the first
decade of the 21st Century. Features include: - Comprehensive
overview of the interplay between domestic and international
agricultural policy reform - Detailed analysis of the paradigm
shift in policy - Vigorous discussion of the potential impact of
emerging issues such as GMOs, intellectual property rights, animal
and plant health, and human safety The book offers a rich empirical
account of politics and diplomacy over the last decade, providing
an important background for explaining forthcoming agricultural
policy debates in the US, the EU and agricultural policy
negotiations in the WTO.
This title was first published in 2002. This engaging work examines
the interplay between US and EU agricultural trade policy reforms,
as well as the linkage between domestic and trade policy reform,
and addresses whether reform is likely to continue during the first
decade of the 21st Century. Features include: - Comprehensive
overview of the interplay between domestic and international
agricultural policy reform - Detailed analysis of the paradigm
shift in policy - Vigorous discussion of the potential impact of
emerging issues such as GMOs, intellectual property rights, animal
and plant health, and human safety The book offers a rich empirical
account of politics and diplomacy over the last decade, providing
an important background for explaining forthcoming agricultural
policy debates in the US, the EU and agricultural policy
negotiations in the WTO.
Guarding the safety of a nation's food supply, ensuring quality,
and providing information to consumers so that they can make
informed food purchase choices are widely accepted as universal
obligations of governments. But differences in the way that
governments fulfill these obligations can lead to trade conflicts.
The potential for such conflicts increases as more affluent and
safety-conscious consumers demand additional regulations in the
national food systems. Governments should handle these conflicts in
a way that both upholds food safety standards--and public
confidence in them--and preserves the framework for trade and the
benefits of an open food system. This book examines the current
state of regulation of the increasingly global food system,
analyzes the underlying causes of the trade conflicts (both those
that are currently evident and those that are waiting in the
wings), and outlines the steps that could be taken to ensure that
food safety and open trade become, at the least, compatible and, at
best, mutually supporting.
Farm support is contentious in international negotiations. This
in-depth assessment of the legal compliance and economic evaluation
issues raised by the WTO Agreement on Agriculture presents
consistent support data and forward-looking projections for eight
developed and developing countries (EU, US, Japan, Norway, Brazil,
China, India, Philippines), using original estimates where official
notifications are not available. Variations over time in notified
support in some cases reflect real policy changes; others merely
reflect shifts in how countries represent their measures. The
stalled Doha negotiations presage significantly tighter constraints
for developed countries that provide the highest support, but
loopholes will persist. Developing countries face fewer constraints
and their trade-distorting farm support can rise. Pressure points
and key remaining issues if a Doha agreement is reached are
evaluated. Vigilant monitoring for compliance of farm support with
WTO commitments will be required to lessen its negative
consequences whether or not the Doha Round is concluded.
Farm support is contentious in international negotiations. This
in-depth assessment of the legal compliance and economic evaluation
issues raised by the WTO Agreement on Agriculture presents
consistent support data and forward-looking projections for eight
developed and developing countries (EU, US, Japan, Norway, Brazil,
China, India, Philippines), using original estimates where official
notifications are not available. Variations over time in notified
support in some cases reflect real policy changes; others merely
reflect shifts in how countries represent their measures. The
stalled Doha negotiations presage significantly tighter constraints
for developed countries that provide the highest support, but
loopholes will persist. Developing countries face fewer constraints
and their trade-distorting farm support can rise. Pressure points
and key remaining issues if a Doha agreement is reached are
evaluated. Vigilant monitoring for compliance of farm support with
WTO commitments will be required to lessen its negative
consequences whether or not the Doha Round is concluded.
One of the key issues that faces Cuban policymakers today, and will
continue to face them, is what steps to take in order to ensure the
future of the sugar industry. In 2002, nearly one-half of the
country's cultivated land was occupied by the 156 fully functional
sugar mills, more than a dozen plants and refineries, and the
complex transportation infrastructure brought about by the
commerce. The loss of preferential markets for Cuban sugar that
arose from the demise of the international socialist community
constitutes a crisis that the Cuban government has only begun to
address, with a radical restructuring plan that would foresee the
reduction of sugar land and the elimination of about 100,000 jobs,
for increased economic emphasis on tourism. The radical premise of
this volume is that there is a future in the twenty-first century
for a reinvented Cuban sugar agroindustry, responsive to market
signals, organized around smaller and more agile production units,
producing raw sugar as well as high value-added outputs, and using
some of the facilities to produce ethanol and generate electricity.
The editors have asked over a dozen recognized world experts on
Cuban agroindustry to analyze specific topics and make
recommendations that would not only reinvent an industry for
effective transition to a free-market environment but that has the
potential to reinvigorate the Cuban economy, providing employment
opportunities and generating wealth for generations of Cubans to
come.
One of the key issues that faces Cuban policymakers today, and will
continue to face them, is what steps to take in order to ensure the
future of the sugar industry. In 2002, nearly one-half of the
country's cultivated land was occupied by the 156 fully functional
sugar mills, more than a dozen plants and refineries, and the
complex transportation infrastructure brought about by the
commerce. The loss of preferential markets for Cuban sugar that
arose from the demise of the international socialist community
constitutes a crisis that the Cuban government has only begun to
address, with a radical restructuring plan that would foresee the
reduction of sugar land and the elimination of about 100,000 jobs,
for increased economic emphasis on tourism. The radical premise of
this volume is that there is a future in the twenty-first century
for a reinvented Cuban sugar agroindustry, responsive to market
signals, organized around smaller and more agile production units,
producing raw sugar as well as high value-added outputs, and using
some of the facilities to produce ethanol and generate electricity.
The editors have asked over a dozen recognized world experts on
Cuban agroindustry to analyze specific topics and make
recommendations that would not only reinvent an industry for
effective transition to a free-market environment but that has the
potential to reinvigorate the Cuban economy, providing employment
opportunities and generating wealth for generations of Cubans to
come.
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