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The Impact of the Common Agricultural Policy on Developing Countries Following the Enlargement of the European Community
Author(s) -
Yannopoulos George N.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7679.1983.tb00502.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , european community , resizing , citation , library science , reading (process) , political science , sociology , law , history , european union , computer science , economics , art history , international trade
Being the biggest world agri-food importer and exporter, the European Union plays an important role in international agricultural markets. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has considerable influence on international agri-food market. With the CAP 2014-2020, the distortive effect of the policy have been dramatically reduced. However, voluntary coupled support are a matter of concern. Following the 2014 2020 CAP, Member States may grant voluntary coupled support (VCS) to specific sectors undergoing difficulties. All Member States expects Germany have opted to apply VCs in some sectors and this generated market distortions both in the internal and in the international marketplace. Another feature of the 2014-2020 CAP is its competitive oriented approach. Increased competition can boost agricultural development of non -EU countries but can also imply risks for sustainable development and food security. Growing demand supported by the CAP can also have a negative environmental impact. Therefore there are concerns about the coherence of the CAP support with environmental and climate objectives. Although the 2014-2020 CAP made progress towards ensuring policy coherence, more has to be made in the future CAP reform, particularly with reference to international commitment on climate change. Market distorting effects of some CAP instruments shall also be reconsidered. EP/EXPO/B/DEVE/FWC/2013-08/Lot5/19 EN February 2018 -PE603.862 ©European Union,2018 Policy Department, Directorate-General for External Policies This paper was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Development. English-language manuscript was completed on 22 February 2018. Printed in Belgium. Author: Maria BLANCO, Professor Agricultural Economics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Coordinator: Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), Belgium Official Responsible: Flavia BERNARDINI Editorial Assistant: Gregory DEFOSSEZ Feedback of all kind is welcome. Please write to: flavia.bernardini@europarl.europa.eu. To obtain copies, please send a request to: poldep-expo@europarl.europa.eu This paper will be published on the European Parliament's online database, 'Think tank'. The content of this document is the sole responsibility of the author and any opinions expressed therein do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Parliament. It is addressed to the Members and staff of the EP for their parliamentary work. Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorised, provided the source is acknowledged and the European Parliament is given prior notice and sent a copy. ISBN: 978-92-846-2615-1 (pdf) ISBN: 978-92-846-2614-4 (paper) doi:10.2861/953397 (pdf) doi:10.2861/02854 (paper) Catalogue number: QA-02-18-131-EN-N Catalogue number: QA-02-18-131-EN-C (paper) The impact of the Common Agricultural Policy on developing countries Table of contents List of Figures 4 List of Tables 4 List of Boxes 4 Abbreviations and Acronyms 5 Executive summary 6