Agricultural trade policy made easy : making sense of trade policy for farmers, policymakers and the public / prepared by Andrew Stoeckel and George Reeves
Some basic concepts of trade policy -- The economics of agricultural protection -- The UruguayRound, agriculture and its problems -- The Doha round: state of play and key issues -- Political economy of reform -- Other issues in the Doha round
Summary
Many of Australia's agricultural exports face barriers to trade through a combination of border restrictions and domestic support. Removing these barriers is a well-known problem despite the potential gains to all countries. Party of the difficulty of change is the often obscure 'language' and concepts behind the protective devices and the disciplines used to reign them in. Making sense of these concepts and treatment of agricultural trade policy widens understanding by farmers, policymakers and the public alike and should lead to better outcomes
Analysis
Agricultural trade
Doha Round
Language and nomenclature
Subsidies
Trade negotiations
Trade policy
UruguayRound
World Trade Organisation
Notes
RIRDC project no. CIE-22A
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Also available in an electronic version on the Internet. Address as of 16/02/06: http://www.thecie.com.au/publications/CIE-Agricultural_trade_policy_made_easy.pdf
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Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and Dr Andrew Stoeckel, Centre for International Economics 2005