Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Policies and Implications for Latin America

This book investigates key issues in regard to liberalization of agricultural trade in the Western Hemisphere, including potential scenarios for liberalization at the regional and multilateral levels, the effects of U.S. and European Union agricultural policies on trade, and how a Free Trade Area of the Americas and a European Union-MERCOSUR trade agreement might affect agricultural trade flows. It also examines agricultural liberalization in the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement and suggests a food security typology for use by the World Trade Organization.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Masakazu Watanuki
Format: Books biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Agricultural Policy, Integration and Trade, Multilateral and regional trade negotiations; agricultural policies; sanitary and phytosanitary requirements; agricultural reforms; biotechnology; agricultural products; food industry; agricultural markets,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012385
https://publications.iadb.org/en/agricultural-trade-liberalization-policies-and-implications-latin-america
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Summary:This book investigates key issues in regard to liberalization of agricultural trade in the Western Hemisphere, including potential scenarios for liberalization at the regional and multilateral levels, the effects of U.S. and European Union agricultural policies on trade, and how a Free Trade Area of the Americas and a European Union-MERCOSUR trade agreement might affect agricultural trade flows. It also examines agricultural liberalization in the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement and suggests a food security typology for use by the World Trade Organization.