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- How the WTO can help in times of food crises
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The WTO should be expected to specify reactions during a ‘food crisis’. This paper states that the they do have rules governing how members impose trade restrictions in response to higher world market prices. However, these rules are very weak and impose few constraints on what a member is allowed to do.
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- Does July 2008 failure indicate the need for significant WTO reform?
- ( R. Wolfe / Groupe d'Economie Mondiale , 2009)
- The WTO’s rush in July 2008 was an attempt to break the logjam on "modalities" for agriculture and NAMA in the marathon Doha Round negotiations. This paper is a counterfactual analysis...
- Would the removal of biofuel trade barriers ease pressure on the traditional feedstocks?
- ( B. Fridfinnson;J. Rude / AgEcon Search , 2009)
- Trade in ethanol is increasing, and raises the need for the classification of various biofuels within frameworks such as the WTO. With that being said, this paper wonders how do biofuels policies and ...
- Prolonged Doha negotiations may mean the global audience will not notice a result
- ( W.A. Kerr / Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy , 2008)
- This brief claims that trade negotiations are neither interesting nor perceived to be important by their major constituents. However, they are more likely to be influenced by protectionist stakes, and...
- International agreements: what provisions can increase the likelihood of a financial crisis?
- ( Third World Network , 2009)
- This policy note states that north-south free trade agreements (FTAs), bilateral investment treaties (BTIs) and WTO commitments often contain a number of provisions that can increase the likelihood of...
- The modalities on which developing countries can rely in WTO agricultural negotiations
- ( A. Hoda;A. Gulati / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- To aid developing-country negotiators, the book "WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and Developing Countries" offers an authoritative analysis of the rules and modalities on which governments o...
- Proposing concrete trade-related actions that G20 leaders should take
- ( C.D. Birkbeck;R. Meléndez-Ortiz / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2009)
- This compilation comprises short essays from a broad range of experts to provide proposals on:...
- Stopping protectionism must be high on the agenda for G20 leaders
- ( R. Baldwin;S. Evenett / Vox , 2009)
- This ebook aims to inform practical measures to address the problem of protectionism amongst policy makers leading up to the G20 summit April 2009. The authors suggest that trade must be a more centra...
- How can Syria benefit from converting specific tariffs into AVEs?
- ( M. Babili / National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria , 2009)
- In order for WTO member countries to progress in Doha Round negotiations, and particularly on their negotiations on agricultural tariff reductions, they should clear the obstacle of how to convert spe...
- Are current agricultural policies efficient in achieving WTO developmental objectives?
- ( V. Zahrnt / European centre for international political economy , 2009)
- As the Doha negotiations are at a dead end, this paper takes a step back to address the future direction of WTO disciplines in agriculture. The paper argues for moving from the current "boxes&quo...
- Have WTO members ever agreed on the principle of the special safeguard mechanism?
- ( R. Wolfe / Groupe d'Economie Mondiale , 2009)
- The July 2008 attempt to agree on modalities for the WTO’s Doha Round broke down in part because ministers could not agree on a proposed special safeguard mechanism (SSM) for developing countrie...
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