Inspired by the Sustainability Impact Assessment, this book appraises the potential impacts of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on agriculture in Colombia in the light of the sustainability pillars: economic, social and environmental. The book explores the causal link between the FTA and certain economic changes in trade and investment flows, levels of output and employment and commodity prices. It indicates that while the changes may prove beneficial to efficient producers in certain exporting sectors, some import-competing sectors are affected adversely, at least in the short run....
Inspired by the Sustainability Impact Assessment, this book appraises the potential impacts of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on agricultu...