Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Low Income Countries: A General Equilibrium‐Multimarket Approach

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Sadoulet ◽  
Alain Janvry
Keyword(s):  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Agricultural Trade Liberalization

scholarly journals Dispelling Some Misconceptions about Agricultural Trade Liberalization

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Tokarick
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Agricultural Trade Liberalization ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tariff Reductions

There has been a great deal of public discussion over the impact that agricultural trade liberalization would likely have, especially on low-income countries. Unfortunately, the public discussion has been characterized by a number of misconceptions. This paper provides a clarifying discussion of the issues involved. Among the key points addressed are 1) agricultural “subsidies” are not nearly as large as has been portrayed; 2) tariffs are actually far more distortionary than subsidies and some low-income countries actually benefit from rich country subsides; and 3) widespread tariff reductions will not inflict large damage on developing countries as a result of preference erosion. The case for removing agricultural trade barriers remains compelling, even without the exaggerations and misconceptions.

Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in China

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jikun HUANG ◽  
Yang JUN ◽  
Zhigang XU ◽  
Scott ROZELLE ◽  
Ninghui LI
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Agricultural Trade Liberalization
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