Agreement on agriculture in the Uruguay Round of GATT: from Punta del Este to Marrakesh
探讨关贸总协定乌拉圭回合农业谈判为何耗时7年、主要障碍、如何协调边境措施与国内政策分歧、谈判成果及对农产品价格的影响,帮助读者理解该协议的意义。
Abstract To help appreciate the outcome of the negotiations, this paper will attempt to provide answers to the following questions. Why did the agreement take as long as 7 years to negotiate? What were the major obstacles to reaching an agreement? How did the negotiators reconcile differing points of view on issues such as the role of border measures and domestic policy measures in agriculture? What has been accomplished during the negotiations? Was the agreement successful in reforming agriculture? What are the likely effects on agricultural commodity prices in implementing the agreement?