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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to analyze the effects of developed countries' agricultural policies on developing countries. The main focus is on food security, poverty and other topics such as multifunctionality, biotechnology and regional agreements, as an input to policy reform within the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade negotiations. The book arises from a joint project between the Food and Resource Economics Institute in Denmark and the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington.
Table of Contents1: Overview, E Diaz-Bonilla, Inter-American Development Bank, USA, S E Frandsen, Food and Resource Economic Institute, Denmark, and S Robinson, University of Sussex Falmer, UK 2: Review of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, S E Frandsen and A Walter-Jørgensen, Food and Resource Economic Institute, Denmark 3: The Common Agricultural Policy in an Enlarged Europe: Bright or Bleak Prospects for Africa, B Gersfelt and H G Jensen, Food and Resource Economic Institute, Denmark 4: U.S. Agricultural Policy: The 2002 Farm Bill and WTO Doha Round Proposals, D Orden, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA 5: The Effects of Domestic Agricultural Reforms and Market Access on Trade and Production in Less Developed Countries, S Robinson and K Thierfelder, US Naval Academy, USA 6: Potential Coalitions and Convergence in the Doha Round, K M Lind, Food and Resource Economic Institute, Denmark, and C Bjørnskov, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark 7: Assessing the Harbinson Draft on Modalities in the WTO Agriculture Negotiations, S E Frandsen, H G Jensen, K M Lind, P P Melgaard, and W Yu, Food and Resource Economic Institute, Denmark 8: Food Security and the World Trade Organization: A Typology of Countries, E Diaz-Bonilla, M Thomas, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA, S Robinson and A Cattaneo, Economic Research Service, USDA, USA 9: A Proposal for Combating Acute Food Shortages Based on Sub-Saharan Africa Needs, K M Lind 10: Thinking Inside the Boxes: Protection in the Development and Food Security Boxes Versus Investments in the Green Box, E Diaz-Bonilla, Z Diao, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA and S Robinson 11: That was then but this is now: Multifunctionality in Industry and Agriculture, E Diaz-Bonilla and J Tin, Washington, USA 12: Trade in Genetically Modified Food: Promises and Pitfalls for the Poor, C P Nielsen, Food and Resource Economic Institute, Denmark and K Theirfelder 13: Is the Everything But Arms Initiative the way to go for Least Developed Countries in the WTO Negotiations, W Yu, and T V Jensen, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Denmark 14: New Regionalism in the Aftermath of Cancun: To the Benefit or Detriment of Developing Countries, C P Nielsen
