Poverty Development Gateway: "With ``development'' as the theme of current WTO negotiations, agricultural talks have become an area of particular importance and concern. The plight of the rural poor in developing countries has often been attributed to persistent and distorting agricultural trade policies. Therefore, when it comes to the effects of trade on development, the stakes could not be higher. This paper assesses the impacts of agricultural trade on poverty by reviewing the current literature. It discusses the potential welfare impacts of policy reform and examines the recent trends of open trade in developing countries. "
Contributor: Matthew Straub ( Member )
Published Date: July 21, 2005
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