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United States agricultural policy: Its evolution and impact by Glauber, Joseph W., Effland, Anne

“…This paper examines the development of US agricultural policy and considers how it has affected US consumers and producers, as well as how US programs affect foreign producers and consumers within the context of the United States’ obligations under the World Trade Organization. Throughout its history, the United States has supported the farm sector through a myriad of policies affecting prices, production, and farm incomes. …”
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Proposed pathways for moving forward by Piñeiro, Martin, Piñeiro, Valeria

“…In Chapter I, the introduction of this book, we present a succinct description of the many difficulties that the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its member countries have encountered over the last decade in their attempts to advance in negotiations toward agreements that could contribute to more open and transparent global trade and the discussions taking place as a result of these difficulties. …”
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BRIC agricultural policies through a WTO lens by Brink, Lars, Orden, David, Datz, Giselle

“…This article examines the agricultural policies of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) through the prism of the disciplines on agricultural domestic support in the World Trade Organization (WTO). Although the BRIC are often grouped collectively as an emerging force in the world economy, divergent agricultural interests are reflected in different approaches towards agricultural policy both through international dispute settlement and notification of their own support. …”
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Assessing the potential cost of a failed Doha Round by Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…In a scenario where applied tariffs of World Trade Organization (WTO) economies would go up to currently bound tariff rates, world trade would decrease by 9.9% and world welfare by US$353 billion. …”
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More or less ambition? Modeling the development impact of U.S.–EU agricultural proposals in the Doha Round by Bouët, Antoine, Mevel, Simon, Orden, David

“…What is at stake in the standoff between the United States and Europe over agriculture in the Doha Round of trade talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO)? What impact would an agreement based on greater or lesser levels of ambition have on developing countries, whose economies depend heavily on agriculture? …”
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Developed country policies: Domestic farm policy reform and global food security by Glauber, Joseph W.

“…The failure of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to reach agreement on reforming domestic agricultural support at the 2017 Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires is a reminder of how difficult it is to convince countries to give up harmful farm subsidies. …”
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Food policy in 2017-2018: Progress, uncertainty, and rising antiglobalism by Fan, Shenggen

“…These events included the failure to reach agreement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference as well as bilateral actions of the United States and the United Kingdom, all signaling the potential rise of isolationism and protectionism. …”
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MC11: A new opportunity to reduce distortions in the global agricultural trade system by Laborde Debucquet, David, Piñeiro, Valeria, Glauber, Joseph W.

“…The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will take place from 10 to 13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. …”
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Public stockholding programs: What options for a permanent solution? by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…The use of public food stocks for food security purposes is a hotly debated topic in agricultural negotiations within the World Trade Organization (WTO) (see Díaz-Bonilla, 2014, 2017a and 2017b). …”
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A global assessment of the economic effects of export taxes by Laborde Debucquet, David, Estrades, Carmen, Bouët, Antoine

“…The removal of these taxes would increase global welfare by 0.23 percent, which is a larger figure than the expected gains from the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Round.…”
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The development promise: Can the doha development agenda deliver for least developed countries? by Berisha-Krasniqi, Valdete, Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Mevel, Simon

“…The benefits least-developed countries (LDCs) can draw from a multilateral trade reform as designed by the modalities made public in May 2008 are negligible, and some countries will even face adverse effects. World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators should make a supplementary effort in favor of the poorest countries. …”
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US farm support under a Biden administration: Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? by Glauber, Joseph W., Smith, Vincent H.

“…Those payments have threatened to push the United States over its World Trade Organization (WTO) domestic support obligations and increased its vulnerability to potential dispute settlement challenges in the WTO. …”
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The future of US farm policy by Smith, Vincent H., Glauber, Joseph W.

“…As was the case with that bill, maintaining the status quo will represent a missed opportunity to cut farm subsidies and make agricultural programmes more market oriented, and be unlikely to improve trade relations for the United States in the context of its commitments under current World Trade Organization agreements. In many ways, agricultural policy in the United States seems to be firmly marching back to the past rather than looking to the future.…”
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Regional and national perspectives of China's integration into the WTO: a CGE inquiry with emphasis on the agricultural sector by Diao, Xinshen, Somwaru, Agapi, Tuan, Francis

“…China's integration in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is already on its fast track. …”
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Agricultural water use and trade in Uzbekistan: situation and potential impacts of market liberalization by Abdullaev, Iskandar, Fraiture, Charlotte de, Giordano, Mark, Yakubov, Murat, Rasulov, A.

“…The major goal of this paper is to examine the interrelationship between agricultural policies and water use during the last 15 years and how moves towards freer markets, such as those which might occur under the World Trade Organization, may impact Uzbekistan's water resources in the future. …”
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Trends in Vietnam's pork supply and structural features of its pig sector by Tisdell, C.A.

“…Hence, imports of pork from Canada and the USA occurred in the last few years, and these may increase after 2012 when Vietnam should become World Trade Organization (WTO)-compliant. This concerns the Government of Vietnam because it could threaten the economic sustainability of its pig industry. …”
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Agriculture, development, and the global trading system: 2000-2015 by Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…Analysis concludes that without a strong and efficient World Trade Organization (WTO) capable of conducting ambitious trade negotiations, the food security target will be much more difficult to hit.…”
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WTO dispute settlement cases involving the agreement on agriculture, 1995–2019 by Glauber, Joseph W., Xing, Xiaorong

“…Since the birth of World Trade Organization (WTO), a significant number of member countries have used the dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) for resolving the disputes in agriculture. …”
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Conclusion: Which policy space in the international trade arena can support development and food security? by Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…In November 2001, seven years after the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and only two months after the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, trade ministers gathered in Doha, Qatar, to launch a new round of trade negotiations aimed at lowering trade barriers and establishing rules for those barriers remaining in place. …”
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Food security stocks: Economic and operational issues by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…The use of public food stocks for food security purposes is a hotly debated topic in international trade negotiations on agriculture within the World Trade Organization (WTO). Regardless of the legal standing of food stocks under the WTO legal framework, however, one must also consider the more substantive issue of whether public food stock programs make sense in terms of food security. …”
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