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Rent Seeking in North-South Agricultural Trade

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Until the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations, less developed countries had not lobbied systematically for developed country agricultural trade liberalization either individually or as a group, despite the strong probability that such liberalization would increase less developed countries income. The paper reviews previous hypotheses for this behavior and identifies another explanation. Developed country agricultural distortions sometimes result in income transfers to a group of less developed country agricultural producers who lobby both at home and abroad for the continuation of the developed country distortions. Examples from cassava and sugar trade are discussed. Copyright 1989 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Nelson, Gerald C, 1989. "Rent Seeking in North-South Agricultural Trade," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 16(1), pages 53-64.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:16:y:1989:i:1:p:53-64
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    1. Schrader, Jörg-Volker, 1990. "EC agricultural trade policies towards developing countries," Kiel Working Papers 454, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    2. Alexander Sarris, 1991. "Agriculture européenne, marchés internationaux, croissance des PVD et sécurité alimentaire," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 205(1), pages 5-15.

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