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ABOUT THE BOOK

The WTO Agreement on Agriculture subjected agriculture to a set of international rules for the first time in the history of international trade. Ever since its negotiation, the Agreement has been at the forefront of the controversy surrounding the purpose and impact of the WTO itself. This commentary provides a full legal analysis of the obligations imposed by the agreement on WTO members, and of the complex history of the Agreement's negotiation and revision and the controversy surrounding its effect on international development.
The commentary is structured around the three areas of reform initiated by the Agreement - market access, domestic support and export competition. The book provides an in-depth examination of the substantive provisions and the disputes that have arisen in each of these three areas. In addition, the book situates these provisions against their background in pre-WTO regulation. It analyzes the operation of the 'Peace clause' and assesses the impact of the clause's expiration. The commentary concludes by assessing the Agreement's accommodation of and impact on developing economies, and examining the process of reforming domestic farm subsidies, one of the dominant issues currently confronting the WTO.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - The Preamble
1. Overview of the history of GATT and Agriculture
2. Overview of the Uruguay Round Negotiations
3. Objectives of the Agreement
4. Continuing the Reform Process
Chapter 2 - Market Access
1. Market Access and the GATT
2. The Uruguay Round Negotiations
3. The Agreement on Agriculture
4. A Comment
Chapter 3 - Domestic Support
1. The Uruguay Round Negotiations
2. The Agreement on Agriculture
3. A Comment
Chapter 4 - Export Competition
1. Export Subsidies and the GATT
2. The Uruguay Round Negotiations
3. The Agreement on Agriculture
4. A Comment
Chapter 5 - The Peace Clause
1. The Uruguay Round Negotiations
2. The Agreement on Agriculture
3. A Comment
Chapter 6 - Special and Differential Treatment
1. Developing Countries and the GATT
2. The Uruguay Round Negotiations
3. The Agreement on Agriculture
4. A Comment
Chapter 7 - Continuing the Reform Process
1. Introduction
2. Market Access
3. Domestic Support
4. Export Competition
5. Special and Differential Treatment
6. Non-Trade Concerns
7. Phase 2
8. A Comment
Chapter 8 - The Doha Development Agenda
1. The Doha Declaration
2. The Cancun Ministerial
3. The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference
Appendices
Bibliography