Agriculture, trade, and the WTO in South Asia (Record no. 38660)
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| fixed length control field | 02458nam a2200253 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780821351598 |
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| ISBN | 0821351591 |
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| ISBN | 9780585479644 |
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| ISBN | 058547964X |
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| ISBN | 9786610084074 |
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| ISBN | 6610084076 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333 |
| Item number | AGR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Ingco, Merlinda D. (editor) |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Agriculture, trade, and the WTO in South Asia |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher | World Bank, |
| Year of publication | 2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 244p. |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.); World Bank e-Library. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction / Merlinda D. Ingco and Tonia Kandiero --<br/>Bangladesh / C.A.F. Dowlah --<br/>Sri Lanka / Saman Kelegama --<br/>Pakistan / Safraz Khan --<br/>India / Ashok Gulati. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | South Asia is home to approximately 1.3 billion people, of whom 70 percent live in rural areas. Therefore, agriculture plays a crucial role in the region's economy, accounting for close to 28 percent of GDP. But poverty is one of the major issues in South Asia, with 40 percent of the world's poor (defined as those living on less than $1 a day). The further opening of international markets to agricultural exports from South Asia promises to raise the standard of living in this region. The inclusion of agriculture under the rules of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)/World Trade Organization (WTO) is considered one of the main achievements of the Uruguay Round, which in 1986 established the WTO, the successor to the GATT. The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) established a rules-based system of agricultural trade and set guidelines to reduce protection and distortional policies in agricultural trade. However, developing countries did not gain as much as expected under the AoA, so it is imperative that they seize the opportunity to actively and effectively participate in future trade negotiations. 'Agriculture, Trade, and the WTO in South Asia' is a compilation of studies presented at a World Bank-sponsored regional conference in New Delhi, India, in 1999. The studies have been revised and updated, and provide valuable insights into various issues, perspectives, and interests of South Asia in future WTO trade rounds. The book is intended for policymakers, analysts, and other stakeholders from industrialized and developing countries |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | World Trade Organization. |
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| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 28/04/2004 | Purchased | 1350.00 | 333 AGR | 008913 | Reference Books |