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Disciplining Agricultural Support through Decoupling

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dc.contributor.authorDe Gorter, Harry
dc.contributor.authorBaffes, John
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T21:03:48Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T21:03:48Z
dc.date.issued2005-03
dc.description.abstractAgricultural protection, particularly in high income countries, have induced overproduction, thereby depressing world commodity prices and reducing export shares of countries which do not support agriculture. One-and perhaps the only-effective way to bring a socially acceptable and politically feasible reform is to replace payments linked to current production levels, input use, and prices by payments which are decoupled from these measures. Overall, the experience with decoupling agricultural support has been mixed while the switch to less distortive support has been uneven across commodities and countries. Rules have changed with new decoupling programs added so expectations about future policies affect current production decisions. Time limits were not implemented and if so, were overruled. Ideally, compensation programs would be universal (open to all sectors in the economy, not just agriculture) or at least non-sector-specific within agriculture. A simple and minimally distorting scheme would be a one-time unconditional payment to everyone engaged in farming or deemed in need of compensation that is nontransferable, along the lines of one-time buyouts without remaining subsidies. To maintain government credibility and reduce uncertainty, eligibility rules need to be clearly defined and not allowed to change. The time period on which payments are based, the level of payments, and the sectors covered should all remain fixed. Support to specific sectors within agriculture should be in the form of taxpayer-funded payments. There should be no requirement of production. Land, labor, and any other input should not have to be in "agricultural use."en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5643490/disciplining-agricultural-support-through-decoupling
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3533
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8883
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3533
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRAINING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectBONDS
dc.subjectBUDGETARY SUPPORT
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFIED OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectDRAFTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUPPLY
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFREE MARKET PRICES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectIMPORT BARRIERS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINPUT USE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLEASING
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectOVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRICE VARIATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleDisciplining Agricultural Support through Decouplingen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5643490/disciplining-agricultural-support-through-decoupling
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3533
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5643490
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okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Access to Markets
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitDevelopment Prospects Group (DECPG)
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