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| Hudson, Darren. |
| The World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations could have important implications for Southern Agriculture. This paper explores some of the issues surrounding the WTO negotiations for cotton. Specifically, this paper examines the impacts of the phase-out of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) on the location of textile production and cotton trade flows. Generally, it is believed that the WTO negotiations will have little direct impact on cotton, but will have indirect impacts through textile policy. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Cotton; WTO; Trade; Textiles; MFA; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15804 |
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| Malaga, Jaime E.; Mohanty, Samarendu. |
| The historic GATT-Uruguay Round Agreement was signed in April 1994 after years of difficult negotiations. Although the textile and clothing sector was not included, a separate agreement, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) was also signed, with the specific purpose of dismantling the complex quota system in place and gradually incorporating the sector into the rules and disciplines of GATT-UR over a period of ten years. On the verge of the established deadline, the liberalization results achieved seem disappointing for most textile exporting countries. These results have implications for the new round of WTO negotiations. What went wrong? Is anyone to blame? This article analyzes the ATC rules and discusses conflicting interpretations of the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: ATC; Developing countries; MFA; Textile & clothing; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23819 |
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