Cotton subsidies, the WTO, and the 'cotton problem' (English)

Following an 8-year long dispute over cotton subsidies, Brazil and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on April 21, 2010, effectively paving the way for settling the dispute. This paper argues that cotton subsidies are just the tip of the iceberg while a number of other, perhaps more important, issues require attention and, indeed, political will. Chief among them is the persistent divergence between cotton prices and the prices...

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Baffes,John;
Document Date
2011/05/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS5663
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2011/05/01
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Disclosed
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Cotton subsidies, the WTO, and the 'cotton problem'
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Baffes,John.

Cotton subsidies, the WTO, and the 'cotton problem' (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5663 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343331468339903883

Cotton subsidies, the WTO, and the 'cotton problem' (English)

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