Economic Papers

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Implications for Developing Countries of Likely Reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union

by Alan Swinbank, etc., Kate Jordan, and Nick Beard

Published 1 January 1999

Over the next three years negotiations will be taking place in the WTO (World Trade Organisation) on agriculture. This report will help participants and analysts to understand the EU's negotiating position. It includes: an assessment of the prospects of CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) reform for each major commodity group; an explanation of the pressures and constraints which affect the proposals; a detailed explanation of how the likely changes would affect ACP (African Caribbean and Pacific) countries.