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Special Agricultural Safeguards Virtual Benefits and Real Costs—Lessons for the Doha Round

In the Doha Round, negotiators are discussing the elimination or continuation of the special agricultural safeguards introduced by the Uruguay Round as well as the creation of special safeguard mechanism for use by developing countries. This paper argues that, in violation of the spirit of the WTO A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hallaert, Jean-Jacques
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2005
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Tariffs
Tariff
International Trade Organizations
Farm Produce
Public Finance & Taxation
Trade Policy
Trade: General
Exports And Imports
International Economics
Agriculture: General
Duties
Investments: Commodities
Commercial Policy
Trade Barriers
Agricultural Commodities
Investment & Securities
Taxation
Imports
United States
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In the Doha Round, negotiators are discussing the elimination or continuation of the special agricultural safeguards introduced by the Uruguay Round as well as the creation of special safeguard mechanism for use by developing countries. This paper argues that, in violation of the spirit of the WTO Agreement in Agriculture, the special agricultural safeguards have often been used as a prolonged protectionist device. It then draws lessons for the design of the special safeguard mechanism
Physical Description:21 pages
ISBN:9781451861501

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