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Did the WTO Play a Role in the Food Crisis?

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  • Meilke, Karl D.

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When high prices or natural calamities result in starvation and political unrest in the developing world emergency food aid is the best short run response. However, over a longer time frame it is important to have in place international rules that allow the market to function to help alleviate food shortages rather than making them worse. Given Canada’s trading position we have a huge stake in getting these rules right. Although the future of the Doha Round is unclear there is still time to make a start on developing better rules for export prohibitions, restrictions and export taxes that would serve the world better in times of shortage. A first step would be effective disciplines on the use of export taxes, and export restrictions and embargo’s.

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  • Meilke, Karl D., 2008. "Did the WTO Play a Role in the Food Crisis?," Commissioned Papers 43467, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:catpcp:43467
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43467
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    1. Cardwell, Ryan T. & Fridfinnson, Brooke & Rude, James, 2007. "Food Aid as Surplus Disposal? The WTO, Export Competition Disciplines and the Disposition of Food Aid," Trade Policy Briefs 7714, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network.
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    1. Kerr, William A., 2014. "Food Security and Trade: Some Supply Conundrums for 2050," Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, vol. 15(2), pages 1-18.

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