TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of EU agricultural policy on developing countries
T2 - a Uganda case study
AU - Boysen, Ole
AU - Jensen, Hans Grinsted
AU - Matthews, Alan
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Despite substantial reforms, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is still criticised for its detrimental effects on developing countries. This paper provides updated evidence on the impact of the CAP on one developing country, Uganda. It goes beyond estimating macro-level economic effects by analysing the impacts on poverty. The policy simulation results show that eliminating EU agricultural support would have marginal but nonetheless positive impacts on the Ugandan economy and its poverty indicators. From the perspective of the EU’s commitment to policy coherence for development, this supports the view that further reducing EU Agricultural support would be positive for development.
AB - Despite substantial reforms, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is still criticised for its detrimental effects on developing countries. This paper provides updated evidence on the impact of the CAP on one developing country, Uganda. It goes beyond estimating macro-level economic effects by analysing the impacts on poverty. The policy simulation results show that eliminating EU agricultural support would have marginal but nonetheless positive impacts on the Ugandan economy and its poverty indicators. From the perspective of the EU’s commitment to policy coherence for development, this supports the view that further reducing EU Agricultural support would be positive for development.
U2 - 10.1080/09638199.2015.1069884
DO - 10.1080/09638199.2015.1069884
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 377
EP - 402
JO - Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
JF - Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
SN - 0963-8199
IS - 3
ER -