International agricultural trade negotiations under GATT/WTO: experiences and future challenges

This document explains that experiences during the several GATT Rounds after the Second World War, and in particular during the Uruguay Round, are important for discussion on the future challenges and the possible outcomes of the negotiations, which will start around 2000. Looking back at the history of the GATT, we must realize that because of the unfortunate results of protectionist policies before World War II, countries heavily involved in world trade, signed and agreement in 1948, known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), under which in principle, trade in goods between signatory countries should be free. Where such an agreement is not possible and countries need to protect their frontiers, only fixed tariffs may be imposed, and must be gradually dismanted and which may not discriminate between countries. (MV)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	133212 Zeeuw, A. de, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Washington, D.C., United States of America 9530, 10687 IICA, Washington, D.C. (EUA), Seminar of the International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade Belo Horizonte (Brasil) 11-13 May 1997
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Washington, D.C. (EUA) 1997
Subjects:	COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL, POLITICA AGRICOLA, ACUERDOS COMERCIALES, GATT, OMC, AGRICULTURA, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, GRUPO CAIRNS, EUROPA, JAPON, KOREA, RONDA URUGUAY,
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