Chapter 5. The World Trade Organisation's Doha Cotton Initiative: A Tale of Two Issues
- David Greenaway
Published Online: 25 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444306712.ch5
Copyright © 2008 the Author(s)
Book Title
The World Economy: Global Trade Policy 2007
Additional Information
How to Cite
Anderson, K. and Valenzuela, E. (2009) The World Trade Organisation's Doha Cotton Initiative: A Tale of Two Issues, in The World Economy: Global Trade Policy 2007 (ed D. Greenaway), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444306712.ch5
Publication History
- Published Online: 25 MAR 2009
- Published Print: 15 FEB 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405177078
Online ISBN: 9781444306712
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- cotton, an important cash crop in developing countries;
- Doha Development Agenda (DDA);
- global cotton market;
- Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and database;
- cost of current distortions to cotton markets;
- partial reform of cotton subsidies and tariffs - prospective gains;
- two partial-reform scenarios;
- impact of GM cotton;
- total factor productivity (TFP)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Background: The Global Cotton Market
The GTAP Model and Database
The Global Cost of Cotton Subsidies and Tariffs
Prospective Gains from Partial Reform of Cotton Subsidies and Tariffs
What Impact would GM Cotton Adoption Have on the Gains from Trade Reform?
Conclusions
References