Description: Agricultural Trade Liberalization in a New Trade Round : Perspectives of Developing Countries and Transition Economies

Agricultural Trade Liberalization in a New Trade Round : Perspectives of Developing Countries and Transition Economies

This discussion paper contains seven studies, designed to a) review, and assess the impact of the implementation of the Uruguay Round (UR) Agreement on Agriculture, and, b) to analyze the key issues, interests, and options for developing countries...

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Main Authors:	Ingco, Merlinda, Winters, L. Alan
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ACCESSION AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES AGRICULTURAL TRADE REFORM AGRICULTURE BANK LENDING CAPACITY BUILDING COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSUMERS CURRENCY DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DOMESTIC SUPPORT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC LIFE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPORT BIAS EXPORT QUANTITIES EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORT TAXES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICIES FISH FOOD EXPORTS FREE MARKETS FREE TRADE GDP GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT COSTS IMPORT PRICES IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORTING COUNTRIES IMPORTS INCOME INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKET ACCESS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MULTILATERAL DISCIPLINES MULTILATERAL REFORMS MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS NET EXPORTERS NON-TARIFF MEASURES POLICY CHANGES POLICY MAKERS POLICY REFORMS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR COUNTRIES POVERTY REDUCTION PREFERENTIAL TRADE PRICE SUPPORT PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION PRODUCE TRADE PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE ROUND AGREEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL SECTOR SAFETY NETS SHOPS SOCIAL SAFETY NET STRATEGY TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE ISSUES TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE RULES TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PERIOD UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION UNILATERAL TRADE URUGUAY ROUND WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WORLD TRADING SYSTEM WTO WTO AGREEMENTS WTO MEMBERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614744/agricultural-trade-liberalization-new-trade-round-perspectives-developing-countries-transition-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13863

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Summary:	This discussion paper contains seven studies, designed to a) review, and assess the impact of the implementation of the Uruguay Round (UR) Agreement on Agriculture, and, b) to analyze the key issues, interests, and options for developing countries in the new World Trade Organization's (WTO) round of multilateral trade negotiations in agriculture. Six regional case studies are presented: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Latin America, Eastern Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and industrial countries. A quantitative analysis of the dynamics of multilateral liberalization in food, and agricultural trade is also presented. Among some of the key conclusions, it is suggested that much preparatory work was achieved in bringing agriculture fully into the multilateral trading system during the UR, and, a significant achievement was the development of a broad framework for reductions in trade-distorting policies. The UR was also successful in negotiating reduced volumes of subsidized exports, and in providing at least, minimum levels of access to markets. There were, however, a number of limitations in both what was agreed to, and in how the Agreement in Agriculture has actually been implemented, as the analyses show that the work achieved during the UR, will be of limited value, unless market distortions in agriculture can be reduced substantially. If liberal agricultural trade is to succeed, its limitations should be addressed, and policy induced distortions to agricultural production, be substantially reduced.

Agricultural Trade Liberalization in a New Trade Round : Perspectives of Developing Countries and Transition Economies

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