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Agricultural Policy and Rural Development

Vak
2009-2010

Description

The course concentrates on the following aspects of agricultural policy and rural development:

  • The structure of agriculture in the EU and its position in the European (rural) economy

  • The original market and price policies as developed in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80 ’s

  • The reasons why it is changed into forms of direct since the 1990 ‘s

  • The current state of affairs after Agenda 2000, the Midterm Review 2003 and the Health Check 2008.

  • Current issues like the budget review 2009, the financial perspectives 2014-2020 and the consequences of the possible accession of Turkey and other candidate member states

  • The links between the Common Agricultural Policy, the WTO and the EU budget

  • The high 2008 world food prices, the longer term expectations and the consequences for EU policies

  • The increasing interests for food safety, food quality, environment, animal welfare and rural development

Teaching method

Tutorial.

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to offer the students insight into agriculture and rural development in Europe as well as into the principles and evolution of EU ’s Common Agricultural Policy.

Course load

In total, students need 140 hours to do the course. The study load consists of:

  • 24 hours to attend classes.

  • 6 hours to prepare a presentation.

  • 40 hours to study the literature.

  • 70 hours to write an essay of at least 7.000 words and to do the required literature study.

Required reading

Students are expected to locate their own materials for their essays and presentations. The selection below is intended to be indicative of the type of materials easily available to you, and may give you ideas of the scope of the subject and possibly also for essay topics. EU Documents will be given in class.

Textbooks and chapters in textbooks

  • M. Artis and F.I. Nixson, Economics of the European Union, 2007 (4th edition) Chapter 5 in Third edition.

  • D. Blanford ea., Policy Reform and Adjustment in the Agricultural Sectors of Developed Countries, CABI Publishing, Oxford, 2006.

  • AM Burrell and AJ Oskam (eds), Agricultural Policy and Enlargement of the European Union, Wageningen UP, 2000.

  • AM Burrell and AJ Oskam (eds), Turkey in the European Union. Implications for Agriculture, CABI Publishing, Wallingford UK, 2005.

  • A.M. El-Agraa, The European Union. Economics and Policies, Prentice Hall, 2004, Chapter 20.

  • A. Greer, Agricultural Policy in Europe, Manchester, 2005.

  • M. Hennis, Globalization and European Integration: The Changing Role of Farmers in the Common Agricultural Policy, 2004.

  • W. Molle, The Economics of European Integration. Theory, Practice, Policy, Aldershot, 2006, Chapter 9.

  • J.Pelkmans, European Integration. Methods and Economic Analysis, Harlow, 2006, Chapter 11.

  • K. J. Thomson, D. Roberts, M. Shucksmith The CAP and the Regions: The Territorial Impact of Common Agricultural Policy, CABI Publishers, 2005.

  • H. Wallace and W. Wallace, Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford, 2005, Chapter 7.
    Selected Articles

  • C. Daugbjerg Policy feedback and paradigm shift in EU agricultural policy: the effects of the MacSharry reform on future reform Journal of European Public Policy, 10 (2003) 421-437.

  • C. Daugbjerg and A. Swinbank, The CAP and EU Enlargement: Prospects for an Alternative Strategy to Avoid the Lock-in of CAP Support Journal of Common Market Studies, 42, 1 (2006) 99-119.

  • C. Daugbjerg and A. Swinbank, The Politics of CAP Reform: Trader negotiations, institutional settings and blame avoidance of Common Market Studies, 45, 1 (2007) 1-22

  • J Dwyer, D Baldock, H Guyomard and J Wilkin, Scenarios for Modelling Trade Policy Effects on the Multifunctionality of European Agriculture, ENARPRI Working Paper No 10, 2005.

  • J. Francois, JCM van Meijl and FW van Tongeren _Guaging the WTO negotiation’s potential gains_Economic Policy, April 2005, 349-391.

  • Garzon, Multifunctionality of agriculture in the European Union: Is there substance behind the discourse’s smoke? 2005
    http://buvd.ucdavis.edu/uploads/seminars/multifunctionality.pdf

  • A Gohin, H Guyomard, CL Mouël, Tariff protection elimination and Common Agricultural Policy reform: implications of changes in methods of import demand modelling Applied Economics 38, 13 (2006) 1527- 1539.

  • Y. Leon, Rural development in Europe: a research frontier for agricultural economists European Review of Agricultural Economics, 32, 3 (2005) 301-317.

  • A. Matthews, The Road from Doha to Hong Kong in the WTO agricultural negotiations: a developing country perspective European Review of Agricultural Economics, 32, 3 (2005) 561-574.

  • J Niemi and J Kola, Renationalization of the Common Agricultural Policy: Mission Impossible? International Food and Agribusiness Review, 2005
    http://www.ifama.org/members/articles/v8i4/20041108_Formatted.pdf

  • P. Nedergaard, Market Failures and Government Failures: A Theoretical Model of the Common Agricultural Policy Public Choice, 127, 3-4 (2006) 385-405.

  • OECD, Agricultural Policy in OEDC Countries: A positive reform agenda, OECD, 2002.Paris,

  • M Rizov, Rural development perspectives in enlarging Europe: The implications of CAP reforms and agricultural transition in accession countries European Planning Studies, 14, 2 (2006) 219-238.

  • A Swinbank, Developments in the Doha Round and WTO dispute settlement: some implications for EU agricultural policy European Review of Agricultural Economics, 32, 3 (2005) 551-561.

  • A Swinbank, C Daugbjerg, The 2003 CAP Reform: Accommodating WTO Pressures Comparative European Politics, 4, 1 (2006) 47-64.

Test method

Essay and presentation.

Timetable

The Timetable can be found here.

Information

With the tutor: Prof.dr.ir. G. Meester / phone number: 070-3784495.

Blackboard

Not applicable