Agriculture and the WTO: Creating a Trading System for Development
- ISBN-10
- 082138368X
- ISBN-13
- 9780821383681
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-03-17
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Authors
- Merlinda Ingco, John D. Nash
Description
Developing countries have a major stake in the outcome of trade negotiations conducted under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO). 'Agriculture and the WTO: Creating a Trading System for Development' explores the key issues and options in agricultural trade liberalization from the perspective of these developing countries. Leading experts in trade and agriculture from both developed and developing countries provide key research findings and policy analyses on a range of issues that includes market access, domestic support, export competition, quota administration methods, food security, biotechnology, intellectual property rights, and agricultural trade under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. Material is covered in summary and in comprehensive detail with supporting data, a substantial bibliography, and listings of online resources. This book will be of interest to policymakers and analysts in the fields of development economics and commodities pricing and trade.
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