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Conceptualizing the Linkages
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Commodity Policy and Projections Service
Commodities and Trade Division
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ROME, 2003
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Objectives of the publication
Scope of the publication
Structure of the publication
PART I. CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO FOOD SECURITY AND TRADE
Chapter 1. Food security and trade: an overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Food security at the national and household levels
1.3 The gains from trade: theoretical perspectives
1.4 The impact of trade liberalization in developing countries
1.5 The relation between trade reform and food security
1.6 Conclusion: some key questions
Chapter 2. Food security: concepts and measurement
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Defining food security
2.3 The process of liberalization and transitory food insecurity
2.4 Conclusion: a multi-dimensional phenomenon
Chapter 3. Trade liberalization and food security: conceptual links
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Trade liberalization and food security
3.3 The implications of trade liberalization in developed countries
3.4 Trade liberalization by developing countries
3.5 Conclusion: the impact on the poor
Chapter 4. Trade liberalization and food security in developing countries
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Trade policy and developing countries
4.3 Some evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
4.4 Trade and food security
4.5 Conclusion
Chapter 5. Assessing the impact of trade reforms on food security
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Linking individual food security to national policy
5.3 The trade policy agenda
5.4 Conclusion
PART II. CURRENT DEBATES ON TRADE POLICY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 6. Current debates on trade policy and agricultural development: an overview
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Imbalanced levels of agricultural protection
6.3 The role of agriculture in reducing food insecurity
6.4 Unilateral reform: The Washington Consensus
6.6 Changes in markets facing agricultural producers
6.7 Conclusion
Chapter 7. Globalization and the traditional role of agriculture
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Competing in the context of globalization
7.3 The commodity composition of agriculture
7.4 Converting the benefits of globalization into food security
7.5 High-income country assistance in the context of globalization
7.6 Conclusion
Chapter 8. Institutional analysis of trade liberalization and agriculture
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The need for improved institutional analysis
8.3 Coordination and deliberative mechanisms
8.4 Implications of comparative institutional advantage
8.5 Institutional pre-requisites for agricultural in poor countries
8.6 Conclusion
Chapter 9. The role of transnational corporations
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The changing role of transnational corporations
9.3 Re-examining assumptions about trade
Chapter 10. Capital market liberalization and the Latin American agrifood system
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Increased foreign direct investment to the export sector
10.3 Exclusion of small farmers
10.4 Domestic agrifood system change: foreign direct investment and supermarkets
10.5 Conclusion
PART III. STUDIES OF THE IMPACT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC REFORM
Chapter 11. Analytical studies of the impact of trade and economic reforms: an overview
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Methodological approaches
11.3 Evidence from experience
Chapter 12. Trade and economic reforms in Africa
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Agricultural trade and market reforms in Africa
12.3 The impact of market and trade liberalization
12.4 Conclusion
Chapter 13. Agricultural reform in Asia
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Food production, availability and poverty in Asia
13.3 Trade and related reforms in selected Asian countries
13.4 Conclusion
Chapter 14. Trade and related economic reforms in Latin America
14.1 Introduction
14.2 The specificity of Latin America
14.3 Trade reforms in Latin America
14.4 The consequences of reforms for agriculture
14.5 The effects of trade reforms on food security
14.6 Conclusion
Chapter 15. Trade and economic reform in transition economies
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Causes of growth and decline during transition
15.3 Food security
15.4 Conclusion
PART IV. A FRAMEWORK FOR EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
Chapter 16. A conceptual framework for research
16.1 Introduction
16.2 A framework for assessing the impact of trade reforms on food security
Chapter 17. Guidelines for empirical analysis
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Analytical guidelines
17.3 Conclusion