Concern over budgetary costs has been the traditional driving force behind changes to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. While the recent MacSharry reform of this policy was more related to external pressures arising from the need to reach an agreement on agriculture in the GATT Uruguay Round,...

Not only has development assistance overall been falling in volume terms, but the share of this ODA going to improving agriculture and nutrition in developing countries has also fallen. This paper investigates the reasons for the declining commitment of donors to these areas and whether this can...

This paper examines the implications of the GATT Uruguay Round agreement in December 1993 for the Irish Economy, focusing in particular on output and employment effects. The main channels by which the GATT agreement will make its influence felt are first identified. Broad estimates of the output...