Overview

This book addresses the issue of barriers to the international sugar trade and controversies surrounding the international sweetener markets. It devotes particular chapters to key players such as the USA, the EU, Australia, Brazil, Cuba Eastern Europe and India, and covers topics such as trade liberalization, policy reform and market integration.

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Author:   Andrew Schmitz (Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, USA) ,  Thomas Spreen (Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA) ,  William Messina (Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA) ,  Charles Moss (University of Florida, Gainesville, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.776kg
ISBN:  

9780851996448

ISBN 10:   0851996442
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   26 November 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Sweetener markets and trade 1: World Sugar Markets and Entangled Government Programs, Leo C Polopolus, University of Florida, USA 2: The Place of Sugar in Regional and Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Timothy Josling, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, California 3: Prospects for Sugar in the WTO and FTAA Trade Negotiations, Dale McNiel, Attorney, Washington, DC 4: Latin American Sweetener Markets: Economic Reform and Regional Integration, Terry L McCoy, University of Florida, USA 5: USA-Mexico High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Trade Dispute, Peter Buzzanell, Peter Buzzanell & Associates Inc., Washington, DC Section 2: Specific country concerns 6: Managing Canada-USA Sugar Trade in the North American Continent, Sandra Marsden, President, Canadian Sugar Institute, Toronto, Canada 7: Structural Reform and Implications for Mexico's Sweetener Market, Luis R Garcia Chavas, Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico, Thomas H Spreen, University of Florida, USA and Gretchen Greene, Northwest Economic Associates, WA, USA 8: Caricom's Sugar in the New Liberal Trade Order, Patricia Northover, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica and Clive Y Thomas, University of Guyana, Guyana 9: The Competitive Prospects for Cuba's Sugar Agroindustry, Lazaro Pena Castellanos, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba and Jose Alvarez, University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center, USA 10: Brazil's Domination of the World Sugar Market, Troy G Schmitz, Arizona State University, James Seale, Jr, University of Florida, USA and Peter Buzzanell, Peter Buzzanell & Associates Inc., Washington, DC, USA 11: Living in the Shadow of the Giant: A Perspective from Colombia, Ricardo Villaveces Pardo, President, Asociacion de Cultivadores de Cana (ASOCANA) 12: Australia's Sugar Industry: Operating in a Free-Market Environment, Terry C Sheales, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), Canberra, Australia 13: The Indonesian Sugar Industry: Prospects Toward the Twenty-First Century, Richard R Barichello, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 14: The Indian Sugar Industry, Gary D. Ferrier, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA 15: The European Union's High-Priced Sugar-Support Regime, Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida, USA 16: European Sugar Markets and Policies at the Outset of the Twenty-First Century, Johan F M Swinnen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Hamish R Gow and Isabel Maviglia, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA Section 3: U.S. sugar policy reform 17: U.S. Sugar Policy and Prospects for the U.S. Sugar Industry, Stephen L Haley and Nydia Suarez, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, USA 18: Coalition Structures and U.S. Sugar Policy, Charles B Moss, and Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida, USA 19: Dynamics of the United States High Fructose Corn Sweetener Market, Edward A Evans and Carlton G. Davis, University of Florida, USA 20: Trade in HFCS: Cointegration with Substitute Goods, Charles B Moss, and Andrew Schmitz, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA 21: Alternative Sugar Policies for the United States, David Orden, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA 22: U.S. Sugar Policy: Domestic- and Trade-Policy Challenges, Jack Roney, American Sugar Alliance, Arlington, Virginia, USA 23: Alternative Sugar and Sweetener Policies for the United States, Randy Green, Senior Government Relations Representative, McLeod, Watkinson & Miller, Washington, DC, USA Section 4: Trade liberalization 24: Building Alliances for Liberalization and Reform of Sugar Policies Globally, Warren Males, General Manager, Trade and International Affairs, Queensland Sugar, Australia 25: U.S. Sugar and Alternative Trade-Liberalization Option, Won K Koo, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA 26: Synthesis, Andrew Schmitz, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, USA

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Andrew Schmitz is the Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Eminent Scholar and Professor of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

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