Recorded October 4, 2004
Below is the original description of the event.
Professor Sumner will review how Brazil has used the World Trade Organization’s provisions for dispute resolution to challenge U.S. and EU farm subsidy programs. The ongoing cotton dispute and Brazil’s challenge to EU sugar subsidies will be outlined along with their impact on the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. Latin American economic development and international relations will also be discussed.
Daniel A. Sumner is the Frank H. Buck Jr. Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis and the Director of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center. Professor Sumner’s research includes all aspects of agricultural policy, with an emphasis on agricultural trade policy and the WTO and dairy industry issues.