Protectionisms in the OECD countries and the development of preferential systems of access
The document enphasizes first of all, that the topic under discussion is confined to trade in agricultural commodities, incluiding agroindustrial products. It adds that in the context of this paper, no differentiation can be made between primary and processed agricultural products, since neither international agreements nor conditions of access to markets make a formal distinction between them. The document provides important insight into the following facts, among others: serious distortions exist in the allocation of resources, to the detriment of developing countries; markets of countries with high degrees of protectionism tend to be isolated; non-tariff measures are becoming the main form of protectionism; massive transfers of resources are used as subsidies in several developed countries; national policies are the root of the problem under consideration, which makes it a political problem. Also was presented an analysis of provisions of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which are applied in a special way to agricultural trade. In addition, the shortcomings and ineffectiveness of these provisions were discussed. (MIBA)
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San José (Costa Rica)
1989
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