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Publication Date: July 2003
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s): Dean Baker; Mark Weisbrot
Research Area: Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Keywords: Agricultural subsidies; Economic development; Wealth redistribution
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Responding to a New York Times editorial, “The Rigged Trade Game,†this paper notes that while many of the agricultural subsidies in rich countries are ineffective and sometimes harmful, the impact of their elimination should not be exaggerated.