An introduction to agricultural exceptionalism in EU farm policy and the GATT -- Ideas, institutions, and policy : a theoretical framework -- WTO rules for agricultural trade : GATT 1947 and the URAA -- Explaining the erosion of agricultural exceptionalism in the Uruguay Round -- Dispute settlement and its implication for agricultural exceptionalism -- EU agricultural institutions and the CAP : coping with GATT/WTO -- Setting the limits : CAP reform and WTO farm trade rules -- Beyond Doha : conclusions and prospects
Summary
It has always proved difficult to achieve trade liberalization for agricultural products. This book shows how a new Agriculture Agreement in the WTO led to CAP reform, which in turn allowed for greater flexibility in subsequent international trade negotiations
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-227) and index
