Agricultural Aspects Of The Common Market

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 9781557750365
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1988-11-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chapter discusses principles and consequences of the common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Community (EC). It shows that agricultural pricing policies aimed at supporting farm incomes were already in place in EC member countries before the inception of the CAP; indeed, in the presence of these policies, the CAP was a logical consequence of the extension of the common market to the agricultural sector. Thus, the flaws of the CAP can be traced back to national policies and attitudes toward agriculture. Recognition of the burden of agricultural support on the rest of the economy, as well as the growing budgetary costs, has elicited a greater public interest in the CAP. Equally, the trade frictions caused by export subsidies have underlined the CAP's international implications. For these reasons, the member states appear more determined than hitherto to bring agricultural expenditure under control. Given the wider effects of the CAP both on EC economies and the international community, it is to be hoped that current efforts at reform will be successful.