793-404 Agricultural Policy & Internat'nal Trade

Credit Points

HECS Band

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Semester

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Subject Description

On completion of this subject students will be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• describe the process of policy formulation within Australian agriculture, including the process of political lobbying;

• outline Australian Government intervention and regulation in the various agricultural industries, and be able to evaluate the effects of policy and policy proposals on the agricultural firm;

• outline the agricultural and food policies in selected overseas countries;

• understand the theoretical basis of international trade and the impact of trade on the Australian economy;

• understand the various institutions, organisations, rules, techniques, and treaties which affect international trade in agricultural products.

The content includes: Agricultural policy foundations; agricultural policy participants; international trade and trade theory; role of international trade; international trade institutions and efforts to overcome trade barriers (GATT); export marketing transactions; the future of international trade.

Assessment

Two essays of 1000 words each (40%); trade project (60%).