2014 trade policy assessment
Subtitle: prepared for the Maine Citizen Trade Policy Commission: Maine agriculture and food systems in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
By: by Karen Hansen-Kuhn and John Piotti
Contributors: Piotti, John F.; Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; Maine Farmland Trust
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Maine]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Foreign trade and employment; International trade; Commercial policy
Other titles: Assessment of TTIP's impact on Maine's agriculture and food system.
Notes: Cover title.

"The negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) began with a series of bold assertions that it would serve to jump start the two ailing economies, resulting in rising economic growth and job creation on both sides of the Atlantic. Tariffs are already quite low. The bigger challenge -- and the real target -- is the very different approaches to regulation. Past experiences with free trade, such as those under the North American Free Trade Agreement, give reasons for concern. It is impossible to accurately predict the real impacts of changes in tariff and non-tariff barriers on specific sectors of agricultural production in Maine. The bigger question may be how the changes that could result from TTIP would affect the state's food sovereignty, i.e., farmers' efforts to produce sustainable crops at fair prices, consumers' demands for healthy and affordable foods, and their joint efforts to support local economies." -- Executive summary.

Includes bibliographical references.

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