Background info:
•We have seen that the US is currently:
negotiating major trade agreements:
•Transpacific Partnership
•US + EU trade agreement
•There are exceptions
to free trade
•There is the highly protective US sugar policy
•This is a policy which protects a specific group
•This is a policy which has burdened:
•Consumers
•Specific industries
•With high costs !
Essay need to discuss:
1. Is the US sugar policy justified ?
•Is the US sugar policy justified ?
•Is the US sugar policy reconcilable with free trade support ?
•In your view are we:
•Significantly distorting free markets
•Damaging emerging market sugar producers ?
2. General Issue
•Is the granting of exceptions to free markets
acceptable? If so why ?
•Should these be permanent ?
•Should these be temporary ?
•Is there such an industry which is in a state of
permanent infancy ?
permanent infancy ?
Structure of the paper
•Section 1 – 70 % of paper
•Start with a presentation of the US sugar policy
•Continue with a discussion of the + and – points of the US sugar policy
•Conclusion with regard to the US sugar policy
•Section 2 – 30 % of paper
•Discuss the general issue
•Conclusion with regard to the general issue