Trade policy and poverty in Peru. How do free trade agreements (FTA) impact rural poverty?

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2008

Country:: Peru, United States
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Economic Growth
Authors:: Mendoza, W.

Abstract

This document, of the Briefing paper series, presents succintly the links between trade, growth and rural poverty with an emphasis on the potential negative impact that the FTA signed with the United States will have on vulnerable sectors living on agriculture in the Andean regions of Peru.

Citation

Mendoza, W. Trade policy and poverty in Peru. How do free trade agreements (FTA) impact rural poverty? (2008) 6 pp.