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A decade of debate over non-trade concerns and agricultural trade liberalisation: convergences, remaining conflicts and a way forward

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  • Takumi Sakuyama

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The debate over non-trade concerns (NTC) and trade liberalisation for the past decade is reviewed and convergences and remaining conflicts are identified. It is found that, while the legitimacy of multifunctionality is no longer controversial and there is a convergence of the views on the best policy instrument for addressing NTC, divergent positions regarding the treatment of NTC in market access commitments still remain. It is concluded that the difference in views on the pace and sequence to arrive at targeted payment solution for non-trade objectives is a root cause. The article presents three justifications for gradual trade reform as a way to resolve the conflicts: the lack of information on the implications of trade liberalisation and the irreversible nature of non-commodity outputs, high initial transaction costs for designing targeted payments for non-commodity outputs, and the costs and time for shifting public funds to financing targeted green box payments.

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  • Takumi Sakuyama, 2005. "A decade of debate over non-trade concerns and agricultural trade liberalisation: convergences, remaining conflicts and a way forward," International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(3/4), pages 203-215.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijarge:v:4:y:2005:i:3/4:p:203-215
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    1. Moon, Wanki & Chang, Jae Bong, 2010. "Bivariate Ordered Probit Analysis of Public Attitudes Toward Multifunctionality of Agriculture in the U.S," 2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado 61757, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Moon, Wanki, 2011. "Is agriculture compatible with free trade?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 13-24.
    3. Moon, Wanki & Sakuyama, Takumi, 2021. "The Political Economy of Agricultural Trade Policy in Northeast Asia: Comparisons with the West and between Japan and Korea," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315192, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Moon, Wanki & Chang, Jae Bong & Asirvatham, Jebaraj, 2016. "Identifying Factors Driving US Citizens’ Preferences about Multifunctional Agriculture," 2016 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2016, San Antonio, Texas 230032, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    5. Moon, Wanki, 2010. "Multifunctional Agriculture, Protectionism, And Prospect Of Trade Liberalization," Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje, Korea Rural Economic Institute, vol. 33(2), pages 1-33, July.

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