North American F&A Outlook-2008 - Trade and Farm Policy: The Intersection of Domestic Politics and Multilateral Trade Reform


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Date: December, 2007

Abstract: There is great uncertainty surrounding United States (U.S.) trade policy and farm policy. Moving forward, 2008 may begin with a new array of U.S. farm programs and a new (and possibly conflicting) internationally agreed set of limits on those programs. Or, the Farm Bill may not change domestic programs much, and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round negotiations, which would otherwise establish limits on those farm programs, may fail. This uncertain state of affairs explains why the futu...

Research Type: Archived N. Am. Outlook


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