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Informationen zum Autor Baris Karapinar is a Senior Research Fellow at the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland. Christian Häberli is a Senior Research Fellow at the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland. Klappentext In a world challenged by both food and financial crises! this book re-assesses the WTO's role in global food security. Zusammenfassung This book investigates the relevance of the WTO's Doha Round at times when both the food and financial crises are affecting developing countries. Bringing together leading experts in economic development! trade and law! it sheds new light on the role of international agricultural trade and the WTO in food security. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: food crises and the WTO Bari¿ Karapinar; Part I. Economics of the Food Crisis: 2. The food price crisis, poverty and agricultural trade policy Will Martin and Maros Ivanic; 3. Globalisation of agriculture and food crises: then and now Eugenio Díaz Bonilla; 4. Solving the food crisis in Africa: achieving an African green revolution Akin Adesina; 5. Rising food prices: causes, consequences and policy responses Wayne Jones and Armelle Elasri; 6. Shift and swing factors and the special role of weather and climate Josef Schmidhuber and Ira Matuschke; Part II. Trade and Law: WTO and Beyond: 7. Agricultural policies: past, present and prospective under Doha Kym Anderson; 8. The food crisis and the role of the EC's common agricultural policy Bernard O'Connor; 9. WTO disciplines and economic dimensions of the 2008 US Farm Bill David Orden; 10. Impact of the food crisis on developing countries and implications for agricultural trade policy Michael Herrmann and Ralf H. Peters; 11. Responses by the international trade and aid community to food security Susan Prowse; 12. Food security and WTO rules Christian Häberli; 13. Conclusions and policy recommendations Bari¿ Karapinar and Christian Häberli....
