Over the past decades EU agricultural trade policy has shifted away from interventionism and toward neoliberalism (Orbie 2007). Policies like export stabilisation schemes, non-reciprocal trade preferences and commodity protocols have all been abandoned, to be replaced by more market-oriented counterparts that conform to the World Trade Organization (WTO) rulebook. Sugar is an important example of …
International trade can be a powerful driver for economic growth, poverty reduction and long term sustainable development. For many developing countries, especially least developed countries, trade related bottlenecks, such as lack of market information, ineffective policies, weak private sector, poor institution and infrastructure, prevent them to integrate and compete in the global market. Aid for …
Global perspectives on effectiveness of aid for trade. Read More »
