The previous chapter has presented a brief picture of world agriculture from an international perspective. Decisions on policy are taken generally at a national level, but nations are cennected internationally by trade. This both constrains and enlarges the scope for national action. In this chapter we begin to develop an analytical framework for looking at intercountry interdependence. The foc...

As pointed out by many observers, even if it has been very successful in promoting trade liberalization, the WTO remains a court with no bainli . How can this international institution achieve its goal if defendants can reject adverse rulings with impunity? Given the WTO's limited enforcement powers, are unilateral or multilateral coercion more e ective in inducing the target country to concede...

labonté et al provide an insightful analysis of the trans-pacific partnership (tpp) and its impact on a selection of important health determinants. their work confirms concerns raised by previous analyses of leaked drafts and offers governments serious and timely reasons to carefully consider provisions of the agreement prior to moving forward with ratification. it also contributes more general...

South African trade policy has exerted a major influence on the composition and aggregate growth of trade. In the Apartheid period, trade protection seriously impeded both exports and imports, and the economy depended on favorable global commodity price trends to avoid running into an external constraint. South Africa developed a comparative advantage in capital-intensive primary and manufactur...

Increased global integration affects groups of individuals differently. This paper examines ways in which greater integration through trade impacts women and men differently, and ensuing implications for growth. The paper finds that trade creates jobs for women in export-oriented sectors. Jobs that bring more household resources under women’s control lead to greater investments in the health an...

abstract on 6 december 2006, australia and korea announced a joint study on a possible australia-korea free trade agreement (akfta) to promote trade and economic relations between the two countries. the paper provides empirical evidence on the possible gains and their transmission mechanism from this agreement. significantly, it uses a new economic policy modelling approach, the endogenous grav...