WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support

'We now need to build on the achievements of the Uruguay Round by completing the long overdue Doha Development Agenda. The authors of this study include experts who have played a leading role in the design of these disciplines. It is a formidable contribution to a subject of global importance.' Honorable Tim Groser, New Zealand Trade Minister and former Chair of the Doha Agriculture Negotiations
'This book deserves great praise. It answers almost all the pertinent questions raised in the international context of domestic support and is a clear reference for negotiators, experts, researchers, lawyers, politicians and other readers.' Franz Fischler, former Commissioner for Agriculture, European Union
'This excellent book provides a bright torch with which to examine existing and proposed disciplines. It is essential reading for those who wish to understand the domestic support issues in the current round of negotiations.' Joseph W. Glauber, Chief Economist, US Department of Agriculture and former US Special Doha Agricultural Envoy
'Finally a group of authors has had the courage and stamina to provide us with a systematic analysis of how major countries deal with the WTO disciplines on farm support. No longer do we need to rely on fragmentary information. This is a book for which we have waited eagerly.' Stefan Tangermann, former OECD Director for Trade and Agriculture
'The country-specific analysis allows academics and practitioners to get the real picture behind the notifications. Policymakers around the world now have an informed choice between undoing the Uruguay Round accomplishments and progressive self-reform based on international trade rules.' Christian Häberli, former Chair of the WTO Committee on Agriculture
'An excellent contribution to the literature on agricultural policy and trade and a remarkable input to encourage and promote the WTO agricultural negotiations to agreement.' Masayoshi Honma, University of Tokyo
'Governments, non-governmental organisations, researchers and journalists need measures to compare the levels and types of support to agriculture across countries. All these … should find this book extremely useful, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to colleagues and students.' Luca Salvatici, European Review of Agricultural Economics
'At its core, this book makes a compelling argument for the value of transparency … By reading this book, students, researchers, and policy practitioners will gain a deeper appreciation of the role of transparency and will be more sophisticated consumers of WTO notified information in the future.' World Trade Review