Distribution of Domestic Policy Benefits and the Willingness to Support Trade Liberalization

摘要: Agricultural trade liberalization for developed countries may mean eliminatioo of existing domestic support programmes. The difficulty achieving freer is directly related to the distribution pain adjustment in agricultural ecooomies. A cost functioo estimated post-World War II US agriculture examine functional income a consistent way, disentangling separate effects tecbnological and policy influences on factor shares. Insight thereby gained into probable removal government agriculture. analysis implies that landowners have most lose from programmes as prelude liberalization. Application this framework experience other nations would provide basis comparison sil.e prospective losses affecting country's willingness negotiate liberalizing measures.