01578cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008858 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451861501 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hallaert, Jean-Jacques. Special Agricultural Safeguards : Virtual Benefits and Real Costs-Lessons for the Doha Round / Jean-Jacques Hallaert. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (21 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students In the Doha Round, negotiators are discussing the elimination or continuation of the special agricultural safeguards introduced by the Uruguay Round as well as the creation of special safeguard mechanism for use by developing countries. This paper argues that, in violation of the spirit of the WTO Agreement in Agriculture, the special agricultural safeguards have often been used as a prolonged protectionist device. It then draws lessons for the design of the special safeguard mechanism. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/131 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/131/001.2005.issue-131-en.xml IMF e-Library