Not surprisingly, extreme negative export price shocks reduce growth. But these adverse
effects can be mitigated through offsetting increases in aid. Indeed, targeting aid to countries …

This chapter deals with international policy issues relevant to world price volatility in basic
foodstuffs, particularly the extent to which multilateral trade rules are conducive to an …

This chapter focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of fiscal management in aid-receiving
countries. It discusses the macroeconomic implications of aid, and focuses on the allocative …

An econometric model of coffee price dynamics is specified and estimated to capture the
evolution of coffee prices at the farm, wholesale and retail levels. It investigates the historical …

Although quotas are known to create opportunities for rent seeking, such effects have not
been examined in the context of international commodity agreements. We hypothesize that …

Agricultural production and market participation by smallholder farmers in Kenya continues
to dscline despite the market reforms undertaken in the last one decade. This study …

As part of the Lome Convention the STABEX programme is one of the instruments of the
European Union's development policy. Its objective is to reduce the instability of the …

TRADE and aid relations between the European Union and the ACP (Africa, Caribbean,
Pacific) countries have since 1975 been governed by a series of Lome treaties. The …

Originally published in 1993, this book provides an excellent analysis of commodity policies
internationally during the late 20th Century. It discusses 2 major methods of market …

Brazil, the world's largest coffee exporter, encouraged efforts in the 1960s to form the
International Coffee Agreement (ICA), which restricted total coffee exports via country export …