WTO Agricultural Negotiations and Developing Countries: an overview

Valeria Costantini

No 71, Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' from Department of Economics - University Roma Tre

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to give a broad overview of the main issues faced by developing countries in a context of trade liberalization as part of the multilateral agricultural trade negotiations in the WTO Doha Round. The bargaining positions of developing countries in the Doha Round are described. A comparison of empirical results on possible outcomes of a Doha Round agreement follows with a focus on impacts in terms of poverty reduction. Results are then analyzed using the main theoretical findings on trade-poverty links and the specific role of preference erosion in order to shed some light on potential failures of a trade reform in the absence of complementary policy actions.

Keywords: Agriculture; Developing Countries; Multilateral Trade Negotiations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 I32 Q17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 2007-12
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