The economic rationale for trade remedy law, while always weak, is undermined by the formation of free trade areas. However, due to political pressure, first CUSFTA and then NAFTA have continued the use of domestic antidumping and countervailing duty laws. With the lowering of border protection,...

<heading id="h1" level="1" implicit="yes" format="display">summary</heading><title type="document">Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: EU and US Perspectives</title>Both the European Union and the United States are defining the role that agricultural soil sequestration of carbon will play in their overall strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These decisions have important...

"Bilateral donations of food aid have been criticized for not responding to the need in recipient countries. U.S. food aid programs have attempted to meet humanitarian objectives while providing limited support to domestic agricultural producers and developing overseas markets, so food aid is...

The Doha Round Ministerial Decision called for "Reduction of, with a view to phasing out, all forms of export subsidies." The Export Competition Pillar of the agricultural negotiations includes direct export subsidies, export credits, state trading enterprises and food aid. The July framework...

Economists have long criticized anti-dumping and countervailing duty processes. Analysis of current AD and CVD processes indicates shortcomings compared to a system of dispute resolution. Potential changes to current practices should first consider which of many possible goals the changes are...