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Preface Abbreviations Abstract Introduction Part One: Economic and Political Backdrop of US-Upland Cotton Chapter 1 Global Trade of Upland Cotton 1. Cotton Trading, Supply and Demand Patterns 2. Unique Nature of Cotton as Non-Edible Commodity 3. US Cotton Production & Its Economic Relation to Total US Agriculture 4. Relative Importance of Cotton to Developing/African Countries 5. Cotton Cost Comparisons between US and Other Producers Chapter 2 Political Economy of Agricultural Subsidy Programs 1. History of US Cotton Subsidy Programs 2. US Cotton Subsidy Programs at Time of Brazil Challenge 3. Other Country Subsidy Programs (China, EU) 4. Political Power of US Cotton Lobby & US Legislative Process Chapter 3 WTO Political Environment Prior to US-Upland Cotton Case 1. Multilateral Agriculture Negotiations & the Formation of the WTO 2. Agricultural Reform Efforts Post-Uruguay Round 3. Role of African Cotton Producing Countries before Cotton Dispute 4. Role of Brazil be......(continues)