Essays about: "cotton subsidies"

Found 3 essays containing the words cotton subsidies.

  1. 1. The Cotton Dilemma A case study on what proceedings less powerful Members use in order to carry out challenges and discuss their economic interests within the configuration of WTO

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Wertsén; [2014-07-01]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cotton has great importance to the global trade market, and could be a solution of economic improvement in developing countries. Although, African cotton is generally cheaper to produce, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali have experienced difficulties to maintain competitiveness on the market. READ MORE

  2. 2. Sensitivity analysis of cotton trade liberalization: a global simulation model approach

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Kim Thanh Do; [2013]
    Keywords : Armington; elasticities; cotton; partial; equilibrium; model;

    Abstract : Despite global efforts to reduce international trade barriers in order to enhance trade liberalization and establish a more fair competition environment with generally accepted standards, agricultural trade is still regarded as a distorted area, where subsidies are particularly abused by some countries with an aim to create unfair advantage for their goods in the world market. The cotton sector is one of the typical examples for the abuse of subsidies in international trade by titling the playing arena against developing countries. READ MORE

  3. 3. The War of the White Gold How the increased legalization of WTO affect Burkina Faso's ability to influence American cotton subsidies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Hagberg; [2008]
    Keywords : WTO; Legalization; Cotton; Soft law ; Hard law ; Burkina Faso ; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Traditionally international trade disputes within the WTO have been handled through diplomacy or soft law. In recent years there has been a shift towards a more rule based system within the organization, a shift towards legalization, hard law. READ MORE