| Agricultural Subsidies in the WTO Green Box Contributor(s): Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo (Editor), Bellmann, Christophe (Editor), Hepburn, Jonathan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521519691 ISBN-13: 9780521519694 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $108.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: An analysis of the relationship between green box subsidies and sustainable development goals, which includes options for future reform. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | International |
| Dewey: 333 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.1" W x 9" (2.70 lbs) 706 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Do the World Trade Organization's rules on 'green box' farm subsidies allow both rich and poor countries to achieve important goals such as food security, or do they worsen poverty, distort trade and harm the environment? Current WTO requirements set no ceiling on the amount of green box subsidies that governments can provide, on the basis that these payments cause only minimal trade distortion. Governments are thus increasingly shifting their subsidy spending into this category, as they come under pressure to reduce subsidies that are more directly linked to production. However, growing evidence nonetheless suggests that green box payments can affect production and trade, harm farmers in developing countries and cause environmental damage. By bringing together new research and critical thinking, this book examines the relationship between green box subsidies and the achievement of sustainable development goals, and explores options for future reform. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bellmann, Christophe: - Christophe Bellmann is the Programmes Director at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). Before joining ICTSD, Mr Bellmann worked with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and with the Swiss Coalition of Development Organisations.Hepburn, Jonathan: - Jonathan Hepburn is Programme Officer for Agriculture at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). Before joining ICTSD, he represented Oxfam International to the World Bank and IMF in Washington D.C., and led Oxfam's global campaign on aid, debt and the Millennium Development Goals. Previously, he worked on trade, development and human rights issues with the Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva.Melendez-Ortiz, Ricardo: - Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz is co-founder and Chief Executive of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). His previous experience encompasses responsibility in a diverse range of capacities at the interface of international trade and sustainable development. |
