GATT and the Thai Agricultural Economy
分析泰国农业在关贸总协定框架下的政策调整与贸易收益，指出其市场导向政策使多数项目无需大幅改动，且作为农产品出口国将受益于全球贸易自由化。
Thailand has experienced steady economic growth over the last 20 years, in part because of its productive agricultural sector. The primary agricultural commodities produced in Thailand are rice, maize, cassava, poultry, and sugar. Thailand exports significant amounts of these commodities compared to its total agricultural production and the world export market. Thailand's internal and external agricultural policies are basically market oriented, with the exception of sugar and soybean programs. Sugar and soybean production are encouraged by government-subsidized inputs and price support programs. Import quotas also apply to soybeans and soybean meal. In light of Thailand's market-oriented policies, very few government programs would have to be altered to comply with a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) agreement. Furthermore, because Thailand is primarily an agricultural exporter, it stands to reap significant economic benefit from an agreement that increases world trade of agricultural commodities.