WTO 농업협상의 전개과정과 평가

Abstract

At this report, the whole series of the WTO negotiation on agriculture was analyzed for the in depth understanding of basic elements and issues of the negotiation from the launch of the GATT to the current DDA negotiation on agriculture. In addition, the significances and implications of the procedures that the agreements were reached at every stage of the negotiations were suggested. The detailed contents of this research include the launch of the GATT and its limitation, general analyses on the whole procedures of the WTO negotiation on agriculture, the background of every negotiation, theoretical and practical analyses on the issues and elements of the negotiation, the causal relationships among the negotiations, and the overall evaluation of the UR negotiation on agriculture and its implications. In particular, the theoretical issues of the negotiation considered conceptually elusive to understand were fully analyzed and explained including tariffication, AMS(aggregate measurement of support), NTC(non-trade concerns) and multifunctionalities of agriculture, tariff reduction based on the principle of harmonization, conversion of specific tariffs to ad valorem tariffs, trade distortion effects of domestic subsidies, and others. At the later part of summary and conclusion of this report, several issues and problems occurring at the time of negotiation and implementation of the results of the negotiation were arranged including the perception of agricultural trade liberalization, how to increase effectiveness of the participation at the negotiation on agriculture, and close relationships between internal agricultural policies and external negotiation. Researcher: Jaeok Lee E-mail address: jaeoklee@krei.re.kr

At this report, the whole series of the WTO negotiation on agriculture was analyzed for the in depth understanding of basic elements and issues of the negotiation from the launch of the GATT to the current DDA negotiation on agriculture. In addition, the significances and implications of the procedures that the agreements were reached at every stage of the negotiations were suggested. The detailed contents of this research include the launch of the GATT and its limitation, general analyses on the whole procedures of the WTO negotiation on agriculture, the background of every negotiation, theoretical and practical analyses on the issues and elements of the negotiation, the causal relationships among the negotiations, and the overall evaluation of the UR negotiation on agriculture and its implications. In particular, the theoretical issues of the negotiation considered conceptually elusive to understand were fully analyzed and explained including tariffication, AMS(aggregate measurement of support), NTC(non-trade concerns) and multifunctionalities of agriculture, tariff reduction based on the principle of harmonization, conversion of specific tariffs to ad valorem tariffs, trade distortion effects of domestic subsidies, and others. At the later part of summary and conclusion of this report, several issues and problems occurring at the time of negotiation and implementation of the results of the negotiation were arranged including the perception of agricultural trade liberalization, how to increase effectiveness of the participation at the negotiation on agriculture, and close relationships between internal agricultural policies and external negotiation. Researcher: Jaeok Lee E-mail address: jaeoklee@krei.re.kr