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WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support : Seeking a Fair Basis for Trade.
Developed and key developing countries heavily support their farmers. Can the WTO reduce the worldwide harm these unilateral policies cause?
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Acronyms; General; European Union; United States; Japan; Norway; Brazil; India; China; Philippines; PART I: Overview of domestic support issues and WTO rules; 1 Introduction; Domestic support rules; Scope of the book; Key issues in the analysis; The overall aim of this book; References; 2 The WTO disciplines on domestic support; History of domestic support discipline in the WTO; The discipline under the Agreement on Agriculture; The Doha negotiations on domestic support.
- Future entitlements to distorting supportSummary and conclusions; References; PART II: Developed countries: have high levels of support come down?; 3 European Union; Domestic support in the EU; Notifications of domestic support 1995/96-2008/09; Consistency with WTO limits; Policy interpretation of the notifications; Alternative notifications; Doha and projected domestic support notifications, 2009/10-2015/16; Summary and conclusions; References; 4 United States; Domestic support in the US; Notifications of domestic support, 1995-2008; Consistency of US support with WTO commitments.
- Projected US notifications and WTO constraintsSummary and implications for US agricultural policy; References; 5 Japan; Political economy of the agricultural sector; Rice policy; The 2007 reform and a subsequent shift in political power; Domestic support notifications and shadow notifications; Projections of domestic support notifications, 2009-2015; Summary and conclusions; References; 6 Norway; Domestic agricultural policy; Domestic support notifications; Alternative notifications; Doha commitments and policy options for Norway; Conclusions; References.
- PART III: Developing countries: will low levels of support rise?7 Brazil; Brazil's agricultural support policies; Domestic support notifications and shadow notifications; Alternatives to the notifications in relation to the WTO rules; Projected notifications through 2018; Summary and conclusions; References; 8 India; Agriculture in India; Domestic support notifications, 1995-1997; Shadow notifications, 1998-2008; Notification alternatives; Projections and future commitments; Summary and conclusions; References; 9 China; Agricultural sector and policy setting; Agricultural policy.
- Notifications and shadow notifications, 1996-2008Alternative measurements of support; Domestic support projections, 2009-2016; Summary and conclusion; References; 10 Philippines; Economic structure and policies; Notifications of domestic support; Projected support and Doha; Conclusion; References; PART IV: Looking forward: can fair markets be achieved?; 11 The difficult task of disciplining domestic support; Compliance with WTO commitments; Trends in support among countries; Doha's enhanced disciplines on domestic support; Strengthening international disciplines beyond Doha.