| Module code | LEK 827 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
| Module content | WTO/GATT-1994 and agricultural-related agreements and understandings. Regionalism and trade blocks. International trade and economic development. South Africa’s agricultural trade policy. Involvement in bilateral and multilateral agreements. Application of international market analysis tools. International agricultural trade and tariff statistics, trade modeling, theory and familiarity in international and regional databases. The module covers the basic tools to understand what determines the flow of agricultural goods across countries, i.e. international trade, and applications to a number of topics of current interest, including the debate on globalisation, free trade agreements, the SA Current account and the medium run prospects for exchange rates. |
| Module credits | 15.00 |
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| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Develo |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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