Key Issues and Challenges for the
1999 World Trade Organization Agriculture Round
(abstract)
International trade negotiations continue to be a topic of great importance, with the next round of agricultural negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) scheduled to begin in late 1999. This paper examines key issues relevant to the 1999 WTO Agriculture round, including the impact of regional trade agreements on the WTO, state trading, agricultural biotechnology, and the interface between trade and the environment. Additionally, country and regional perspectives for the upcoming WTO negotiations are discussed, focusing on the U.S., the European Union (EU), the Cairns Group, China, and developing countries. As the diversity of issues considered within the WTO increases, analysts will be challenged to provide analyses across this broad set of concerns. Agricultural economists can provide leadership in addressing these important issues.
Key Words: International trade, GATT, WTO, agricultural trade, regional trade agreements, state trading, trade and the environment, the U.S., the EU, Cairns Group, developing countries.
* P. Lynn Kennedy is an Associate Professor at Louisiana State University, Won W. Koo is a Professor at North Dakota State University and Mary A. Marchant is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky.
This American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Principal Paper was presented at the AAEA annual meetings, Nashville, Tennessee, August 1999. Appreciation is expressed to members of the S-287 Regional Research Project on International Trade.
Citation:
Kennedy, P. Lynn, Won W. Woo, and Mary A. Marchant. "Key issues and Challenges for the
1999 WTO Agriculture Round." American Journal of Agricultural
Economics. 80:5(1999) in press.
For More Information
For additional information, please contact, Mary A. Marchant.