AGRICULTURAL SITUATION

By F. KIVID

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 2 HOW TRADE CAN BOOST FOOD SECURITY 3 THE LONG HISTORY OF FOOD GLOBALIZATION 4 THE EVOLUTION OF FOOD TRADE PATTERNS SINCE 5 MARKET-DISTORTING POLICIES: LONG-RUN TRENDS AND SHORT-RUN INSULATION 6 ESTIMATING TRADE, WELFARE, AND POVERTY EFFECTS OF TRADE POLICY REFORMS 7 THE INTERFACE BETWEEN TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES 8 INTERNATIONAL FOOD PRICE SPIKES AND TEMPORARY TRADE POLICY RESPONSES 9 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE POLICY TRENDS AND ABERRATIONS 10 PROSPECTIVE EFFECTS OF (OR REQUIEM FOR?) WTO’S DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 11 PROJECTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO 12 POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR BOOSTING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY REFERENCES