Food Crises and the WTO: World Trade Forum

Baris Karapinar; Christian Häberli

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511712005

The food and financial crises of 2008 and 2009 have pushed millions more people into poverty and hunger, while changing the parameters of international trade. Both crises have also challenged the fundamentals of WTO rules regulating agriculture, which had been designed to combat trade distortions due to artificially low-priced food commodities. This collection of essays examines to what extent the multilateral trading system contributes to food security in today's volatile markets. Bringing together a renowned group of expert economists, lawyers, environmental and development specialists, it offers a fresh and multi-dimensional perspective combining a strong economic analysis with a comprehensive legal assessment of the interface between food security and international trade regulation. Together, the contributions provide concrete policy recommendations on how the WTO could play a positive role in preventing or mitigating future food crises and promote global food security.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of contributors
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List of figures
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List of tables
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List of abbreviations
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Preface
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1 - Introduction: food crises and the WTO
pp 1-22
- By Baris Karapinar, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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PART 1 - Economics of the food crisis
pp 23-24
- By Will Martin, Lead Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, Maros Ivanic, Lead Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
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2 - The food price crisis, poverty and agricultural trade policy
pp 25-48
- By Will Martin, Lead Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, Maros Ivanic, Lead Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
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3 - Globalisation of agriculture and food crises: then and now
pp 49-80
- By Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank.
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4 - Solving the food crisis in Africa: achieving an African Green Revolution
pp 81-108
- By Akinwumi A. Adesina, Vice President for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation, Kenya
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5 - Rising food prices: causes, consequences and policy responses
pp 109-135
- By Wayne Jones, Head of the Agro-food Trade and Markets Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD, Paris, France., Armelle Elasri, Principal Research Assistant, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD, Paris, France.
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6 - Shift and swing factors and the special role of weather and climate
pp 136-164
- By Josef Schmidhuber, Head of the Global Perspective Studies Unit, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy., Ira Matuschke, Associate Professional Officer, Global Perspective Studies Unit, FAO, Rome, Italy.
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PART 2 - Trade and law: WTO and beyond
pp 165-166
- By Kym Anderson
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7 - Agricultural policies: past, present and prospective under Doha
pp 167-186
- By Kym Anderson, George Gollin Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia.
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8 - The food crisis and the role of the EC's Common Agricultural Policy
pp 187-219
- By Bernard O'Connor, Professor of Law, O'Connor and Company, Brussels, Belgium.
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9 - WTO disciplines and economic dimensions of the 2008 US Farm Bill
pp 220-241
- By David Orden, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC; Professor and Director, the Global Issues Initiative (GII), Virginia Tech's Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE), Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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10 - Impact of the food crisis on developing countries and implications for agricultural trade policy
pp 242-272
- By Michael Herrmann, Economist, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva, Switzerland., Ralf H. Peters, Economist, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland.
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11 - Responses by the international trade and aid community to food security
pp 273-296
- By Susan Prowse, Senior Economic Advisor, Department for International Development, UK.
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12 - Food security and WTO rules
pp 297-322
- By Christian Häberli, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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13 - Conclusions and policy recommendations
pp 323-346
- By Baris Karapinar, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland., Christian Häberli, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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Index
pp 347-365
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-viii

List of figures
pp ix-xi

List of tables
pp xii-xiii

List of abbreviations
pp xiv-xvi

Preface
pp xvii-xviii

1 - Introduction: food crises and the WTO
pp 1-22

PART 1 - Economics of the food crisis
pp 23-24

2 - The food price crisis, poverty and agricultural trade policy
pp 25-48

3 - Globalisation of agriculture and food crises: then and now
pp 49-80

4 - Solving the food crisis in Africa: achieving an African Green Revolution
pp 81-108

5 - Rising food prices: causes, consequences and policy responses
pp 109-135

6 - Shift and swing factors and the special role of weather and climate
pp 136-164

PART 2 - Trade and law: WTO and beyond
pp 165-166

7 - Agricultural policies: past, present and prospective under Doha
pp 167-186

8 - The food crisis and the role of the EC's Common Agricultural Policy
pp 187-219

9 - WTO disciplines and economic dimensions of the 2008 US Farm Bill
pp 220-241

10 - Impact of the food crisis on developing countries and implications for agricultural trade policy
pp 242-272

11 - Responses by the international trade and aid community to food security
pp 273-296

12 - Food security and WTO rules
pp 297-322

13 - Conclusions and policy recommendations
pp 323-346

Index
pp 347-365

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