Book Description:
'This is a timely book. It takes us beyond generalities into concrete, evidence based conclusions, generated from tested analytical tools. Developing countries should in particular take away three messages: give balanced attention to all three pillars, beware of sensitive products, and pay attention to other elements of the Doha work program. The collections should be a major reference in discussions leading up to and beyond the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference.' Dominique Njinkeu Executive Director, International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP) 'This book contains the most complete and up to date analysis of the range of agricultural issues in the multilateral trade negotiations underway in the World Trade Organization (WTO), and should prove enormously useful to policy makers, businessmen, and academics in developing and assessing the negotiating options.' Jeffrey J. Schott Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics 'What an invaluable piece of work! It is rare to find anything written about agriculture that is unbiased. This is the exception, and it captures brilliantly the potential payoff of a successful Doha Round. Every trade minister should read it!' Clayton Yeutter Former U.S. Trade Representative and Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Agricultural trade reform is critical to a favorable development outcome from the Doha Development Agenda. But agricultural policies and the policy reforms being contemplated are fiendishly complicated, and the devil is in the details. Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda builds up from the essential detail of the tariffs and other protection measures, and uses this information to provide an analysis of the big picture implications of proposed reforms. Providing the most complete and up to date analysis of the range of agricultural issues under negotiation in the multilateral trade negotiations underway in the World Trade Organization (WTO), this title is a valuable resource to policymakers, agricultural private sector, and academics in developing and assessing the negotiating options.
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