Agricultural Domestic Support Under the WTO: Experience and Prospects

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Lars Brink (Agriculture, Trade and Policy Advisor) David Orden (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Agricultural Domestic Support Under the WTO

Experience and Prospects

Lars Brink (Agriculture, Trade and Policy Advisor), David Orden (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

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Cambridge University Press
16 February 2023

International trade; International business; International economic & trade law; Agricultural law

Series: Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law

The WTO Agreement on Agriculture subjects different groups of developed and developing countries to different limits on domestic support and allows various exemptions from these limits. Offering a comprehensive assessment of the Agreement's rules and implementation, this book develops guidance toward socially desirable support policies. Although dispute settlement has clarified interpretation of the Agriculture and SCM Agreements, gaps remain between the legal disciplines and the economic effects of support. Considering the Agriculture Agreement also in the context of today's priorities of sustainability and climate change mitigation, Lars Brink and David Orden build a strategy that aligns the rules and members' commitments with the economic impacts of agricultural support measures. While providing in-depth analysis of the existing rules, their shortcomings and the limited scope of ongoing negotiations, the authors take a long-term view, where policies directed toward evolving priorities in agriculture are compatible with strengthened rules that reduce trade and production distortions.

By: Lars Brink (Agriculture Trade and Policy Advisor), David Orden (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781316514054
ISBN 10: 1316514056
Series: Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 16 February 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Domestic support disciplines of the Agriculture and SCM Agreements; 3. Economic analysis of exemptions and administered prices; 4. Trends among different types of domestic support; 5. Transparency; 6. Issues under negotiation; 7. Disputes involving agricultural domestic support; 8. Addressing twenty-first century policy priorities; 9. Lessons from the experience; References; Index.

Lars Brink is independent advisor on agricultural support policies, and Fellow and former President of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society. He has held positions with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and was a representative in WTO and OECD meetings for many years. Governments, international organizations, academics and interest groups seek his advice. David Orden is Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a former Senior Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. He is an author/editor of five books including Policy Reform in American Agriculture (1999) and WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support (2011).

Reviews for Agricultural Domestic Support Under the WTO: Experience and Prospects

'... a well-timed explanation of the Agreement on Agriculture and review of its effects on domestic policies favoring agricultural producers ... it provides a better understanding of the functioning of the WTO in reality-an understating that is sorely lacking in the current discourse.' A. Ford Ramsey, Regulation 'This book is a great contribution to the study and analysis of domestic support disciplines under the Agriculture Agreement. Although few subjects in international trade are as complex, significant, and politically sensitive as domestic support, it is rare to find a book that examines in detail this subject. The value of this book is enhanced by the timing of its release, as it coincides with crucial WTO negotiations.' Alejandro Sánchez, World Trade Review '... essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the nature and scope of WTO disciplines on agricultural support.' David Blandford, Journal of Agricultural Economics 'Recommended.' C. W. Herrick, Choice