Agricultural trade conflicts and GATT
Subtitle: new dimensions in U.S.-European agricultural trade relations
By: edited by Giovanni Anania, Colin A. Carter, and Alex F. McCalla.
Contributors: Anania, Giovanni.; Carter, Colin Andre.; McCalla, Alex F., 1937-
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 563
Subjects: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization); Agriculture and state -- United States.; Agriculture and state -- Europe.; Produce trade -- United States.; Produce trade -- Europe.
Description: Agricultural trade, always a source of international friction, will remain a contentious issue in the years to come. The GATT agreement achieved only partial trade liberalization; recognizing this, the agreement calls for a continuation of the negotiation process to achieve the long-run goal of a "substantial reduction in agricultural support and protection." In any case, it is clear that U.S.-European Union (EU) agricultural trade relations will remain central to any future negotiation.

In this volume, leading experts present a comprehensive set of analyses of the U.S.-EU agricultural trade conflict. The discussions provide a unique perspective on the U.S.-EU agricultural trade confrontation in recent years and offer insights into both the final GATT agreement and forthcoming agricultural issues.

Presenting a broad historical context, the book focuses on changes in U.S. and European trade and agricultural policies, looking at the implications of these changes for bilateral relations and global agricultural markets. Providing U.S., EU, and third-party perspectives, the contributors analyze the negotiation process in the Uruguay Round of the GATT.

Finally, the book explores several additional dimensions of the U.S.-EU agricultural trade conflict, including the consequences of the EU integration and enlargement processes, the environmental impact of the union's agricultural policies, and the mechanisms and forces that determine agricultural policy formation in both the United States and in Europe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"The chapters in this book result from a conference on New dimensions in North American-European agricultural trade relations held in Isola Capo Rizzuto (Calabria, Italy) on June 20-23, 1993"--Pref.