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GIF GIF HTML HTML xiii, 197 p. col. ill., col. maps 30 cm. 1 CD-ROM (3 1/2 in.). Can trade work for the poor? Trade and trade liberalization affect the poor and food-insecure. Trade can be a catalyst for change, promoting conditions that enable the poor to raise their incomes and live longer, healthier and more productive lives. B ut because the poor often survive on a narrow margin, they are particularly vulnerable in any reform process, especially in the short run as productive sectors and labor markets adjust. Opening national agricultural markets to international competition - especially from subsidized competitors - before basic market institutions and infrastructure are in place can undermine the agriculture sector with long-term negative consequences for poverty and food security. Among the many important lessons from this analysis is the need for policy-makers to consider carefully how trade and complementary policies can be used to promote pro-poor growth. The report recommends a twin-track approach: investing in human capital, institutions and infrastructure to enable the poor to take advantage of trade-related opportunities, while establishing safety nets to protect vulnerable members of society. "TC/P/A0050E/1/11.05/3900"--P. [4] of cover. Included in the back pocket is a mini CD-ROM of the "FAO Statistical Yearbook 2004 Vol. 1/1" in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish. Title from subtitle on cover. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader. d------ Agriculture Developing countries Food supply Developing countries Free trade Developing countries Poor Developing countries HD9000.5 .S678 2005 9251053499 (pbk) 9789251053492 (pbk) http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=68c7828fffe823a20550a4f907de3e4434f307ed0785e1fa1cfa4ec029d77d61&ectype=M OREINFO http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=68c7828fffe823a20550a4f907de3e4434f307ed0785e1fa1cfa4ec029d77d61&ectype=M OREINFO http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=68c7828fffe823a20550a4f907de3e4434f307ed0785e1fa1cfa4ec029d77d61&ectype=M OREINFO http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=9251053499&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=68c7828fffe823a20550a4f907de3e4434f307ed0785e1fa1cfa4ec029d77d61&ectype=M OREINFO 0607 20251012174324.0 0000005129