Agricultural Support Mechanisms in the European Union : A Comparison with U.S.

Compares how the U.S. and European Union (EU) governments support their agricultural sectors within spending, trade, and other policy constraints, and provides side-by-side description covering major tools used by EU and U.S. for assisting major agricultural commodities. Addresses obligation of Worl...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Compares how the U.S. and European Union (EU) governments support their agricultural sectors within spending, trade, and other policy constraints, and provides side-by-side description covering major tools used by EU and U.S. for assisting major agricultural commodities. Addresses obligation of World Trade Organization to facilitate open trade, and reviews U.S. and EU policy mechanisms for providing farm-level price and income support, including the Common Agricultural Policy of EU, and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 and 2002 farm bill of the U.S.
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