Abstract
This essay is an attempt to examine EEC-ACP trade relations within the context of asymmetrical interpermeation between North and South. That is, the objective of this work is, focusing on ACP agricultural exports to the Community, to analyse the structure and functions of the EEC Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that constitutes the integral part of the EEC protective barriers against the entry of the external agricultural products.
On these lines, this essay consists of six sections, and a brief outline of each section is as follows: In the first section, general viewpoint of research is presented. In the following section, basic feature of the CAP is summarised. In the third section, overall economic conditions of ACP are described. In the fourth section, various CAP protective measures against ACP agricultural products are pointed out. In the fifth section, the nature of the EEC agricultural protectionism is discussed. Finally, concluding remarks on asymmetrical interpermeation are made.
