Special agricultural safeguards
Subtitle: virtual benefits and real costs : lessons for the Doha Round
By: prepared by Jean-Jacques Hallaert.
Contributors: International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Series: IMF working paper -- WP/05/131
Publisher: International Monetary Fund, Policy Development and Review Dept.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Produce trade.; Tariff on farm produce.; Agriculture and state.; Protectionism.
Description: 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.
Notes: "June 2005."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-17).

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