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New Publication: 'Agriculture in the Doha Round'

19 May 2005

 

In 2003 the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting in Cancun failed to achieve any significant progress on the liberalisation of agricultural markets in developed or developing countries. If the present round of negotiations is to be successful, it must continue the momentum for reform achieved through the Uruguay Round.

Authors Neil Andrews, David Bailey and Ivan Roberts acknowledge that agricultural and more comprehensive liberalisation has the potential to deliver improved welfare for both developed and developing countries. They share the view that wider liberalisation has the potential to provide benefits in economic areas that have greater comparative advantage. Consequently, realisation of the benefits from trade liberalisation requires agricultural liberalisation to be accompanied by reforms in other sectors in which countries can benefit.  

'Agriculture in the Doha Round' looks at the benefits of liberalisation and examines the closely interrelated use of the three pillars of domestic support, export subsidies and restrictions on market access in distorting world agricultural trade.

This report outlines the negotiating positions of key players, and suggests possible areas for compromise and concessions in an attempt to drive forward reform crucial to a successful outcome.

Published by the Commonwealth Secretariat; Economic Paper 69; ISBN: 0-85092-812-5; 123 pages; price: £10.99


HOW TO ORDER
 
This title can be bought online here
 
A full catalogue of Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation publications can be viewed on the website, which provides a secure online buying facility, and orders can also be made through e-mail or by post. Pre-payment is essential. Payment by sterling cheque, international money order, postal order or bank draft must accompany your order.
 
Payment should be in sterling, drawn on a UK bank and made out to the Commonwealth Secretariat. If you require the order form as an attachment in Word format please e-mail Domini Bingham of the Publications Section (see address below). Post and packaging charges should be added to every order in the following way: UK orders: 15 per cent of order value (minimum charge £2.00). Non-UK orders: 25 per cent of order value (minimum charge £3.50).
 
Send orders to: Domini Bingham, Publications Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7747 6534; Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 9081;
E-mail: d.bingham@commonwealth.int

 

CNIS - the Commonwealth News and Information Service Issue 235 18 May 2005

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