Economic analysis for EU accession negotiations [Book] : agri-food issues in the EU's eastward expansion / James D. Gaisford, William A. Kerr, Nicholas Perdikis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The expanding membership of the EU means significant changes for accession countries' international trade relations, affecting imports, exports, tax revenues, government expenditures and domestic regulatory regimes. There are also significant ramifications for the EU budget. This book is a comprehensive tool kit for analysing the economic effect of EU accession, using examples from the most complex sector for both candidate countries and the EU itself - agriculture. The authors provide a complete set of market configurations with which to analyse harmonization with the Common Agricultural Policy in both the long and short run. It also provides insights into the questions of regulatory harmonization in areas of food safety,animal and plant health, the environment, animal welfare, technical standards and the protection of intellectual property. Background is provided on the EU and its policies, economic developments in transition economies and the accession process. The book also provides an insight into how negotiating positions can be developed.

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