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The EU Sugar Policy and the Sugar Sector of Mozambique

Bågstam, Sofia and Cagnan, Anna (2005)
Department of Economics
Abstract
This paper discusses the European Union sugar policy and its impact on the
sugar industry in Mozambique. The paper examines the importance of sugar to
Mozambique, the foreign investments, export and trade, the rural sector,
employment and what effect the EBA initiative has had and will have in the
country. The European Union has presented a new reform proposal that will be
effective in 2006.The proposal will cut sugar prices with 39percent.How will
this affect Mozambique in 2006? Will the country stand to lose or gain from the
reform? The paper presents an analysis of the likely effects of the reform and
whether the EU reform is in coherence with the aid policy towards Mozambique,
both in the short run and in the long run. Our results... (More)
This paper discusses the European Union sugar policy and its impact on the
sugar industry in Mozambique. The paper examines the importance of sugar to
Mozambique, the foreign investments, export and trade, the rural sector,
employment and what effect the EBA initiative has had and will have in the
country. The European Union has presented a new reform proposal that will be
effective in 2006.The proposal will cut sugar prices with 39percent.How will
this affect Mozambique in 2006? Will the country stand to lose or gain from the
reform? The paper presents an analysis of the likely effects of the reform and
whether the EU reform is in coherence with the aid policy towards Mozambique,
both in the short run and in the long run. Our results imply incoherence between
the EU reform and the development goals for Mozambique in the short run. (Less)
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author
Bågstam, Sofia and Cagnan, Anna
supervisor
organization
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
EU Sugar Policy, Mozambique Sugar Sector, Coherence, Economics, econometrics, economic theory, economic systems, economic policy, Nationalekonomi, ekonometri, ekonomisk teori, ekonomiska system, ekonomisk politik
language
English
id
1337374
date added to LUP
2005-11-04 00:00:00
date last changed
2010-08-03 10:53:14
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  abstract     = {{This paper discusses the European Union sugar policy and its impact on the
sugar industry in Mozambique. The paper examines the importance of sugar to
Mozambique, the foreign investments, export and trade, the rural sector,
employment and what effect the EBA initiative has had and will have in the
country. The European Union has presented a new reform proposal that will be
effective in 2006.The proposal will cut sugar prices with 39percent.How will
this affect Mozambique in 2006? Will the country stand to lose or gain from the
reform? The paper presents an analysis of the likely effects of the reform and
whether the EU reform is in coherence with the aid policy towards Mozambique,
both in the short run and in the long run. Our results imply incoherence between
the EU reform and the development goals for Mozambique in the short run.}},
  author       = {{Bågstam, Sofia and Cagnan, Anna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The EU Sugar Policy and the Sugar Sector of Mozambique}},
  year         = {{2005}},
}