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AGRICULTURAL EXPORT RESTRICTIONS: WELFARE IMPLICATIONS AND TRADE DISCIPLINES. By Siddhartha Mitra and Tim Josling, International Food and Agriculture Trade Policy Council, January 2009. This position paper, part of the Agricultural and Rural Development Policy Series, examines different factors that led to the commodity price increases in 2007 and 2008, which effectively limited global supply and undermined consumer confidence. The authors conclude that export restrictions have significant negative economic impacts and analyse alternative measures to protect food security. The authors also consider how trade rules might be improved on this front. To access this paper, please refer to http://www.agritrade.org/documents/ExportRestrictions_final.pdf
HOW CURRENT PROPOSALS ON THE SSM IN THE DOHA IMPASSE MATTER FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY EXPORTERS. Prepared by Harry de Gorter, Erika Kliauga, Andre Nassar, Institute for International Trade Negotiations, January 2009. The special safeguard mechanism (SSM) was proposed during the Doha Round of trade talks at the WTO as a way of helping farmers in developing countries by allowing countries to temporarily raise tariffs on products that display a pronounced increase in imports or decrease in price. The authors examine this issue and argue that the key issue with the SSM device is whether the safeguard measures should result in total duties that exceed countries’ pre-Doha tariff bindings. This paper discusses the road blocks that the SSM device faces in negotiations. To access this paper please refer to http://www.iconebrasil.org.br/arquivos/noticia/1741.pdf
INDIA’S STAND IN THE WTO DOHA ROUND. By Atul Kaushik, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre, January 2009. Many press reports blame the failure to finalise modalities in agriculture and Non Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) on the lack of convergence between the US and India on certain issues. This paper analyses India’s current position by examining the history and background of its stances in the Doha Round talks, along with their current state. To access this paper please refer to http://www.cuts-citee.org/pdf/BP09-WTO-01.pdf.
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