US-China conflict in global trade governance
The new politics of agricultural subsidies at the WTO
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12315862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristen Hopewell (0000-0002-4074-2629, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-231 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of International Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0969-2290 • E-ISSN: 1466-4526 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09692290.2018.1560352 |
| OpenAlex | W2911089184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article shows how China’s rise has radically altered the politics of one of the most prominent and controversial issues in the global trading system: agriculture subsidies. Agriculture subsidies depress global prices and undermine the competitiveness and livelihoods of poor farmers, and therefore have been long seen as a symbol of the injustice of the trading system. The issue has traditionally been understood in North-South terms, with developed countries seen as the perpetrators of harm and developing countries as innocent victims. In this article, however, I challenge this prevailing conception of the agricultural subsidies issue, arguing that it is now out of date and no longer corresponds with the emerging reality. A momentous but underappreciated change has taken place, largely beneath the radar of IPE scholarship: China has emerged as the world’s largest subsidizer, profoundly transforming the global politics of agricultural subsidies. From a North-South battle, WTO negotiations on agricultural subsidies are now primarily centered on a conflict between the US and China. While reducing subsidies remains a pressing concern for developing countries, efforts to negotiate new and strengthened disciplines at the WTO have been thwarted by an impasse between the two dominant powers
Agriculture · China · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Global governance · Harm · International trade · Market economy · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Subsidy · Global trade and economics · International Development and Aid · Law · World Trade Organization Law
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |