Competitiveness and trade policy problems in agricultural exports [Elektronische Ressource] : a perspective of producing, exporting countries in the case of banana trade to the European Union / vorgelegt von Jahir Enrique Lombana Coy

COMPETITIVENESS AND TRADE POLICY PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS: A PERSPECTIVE OF PRODUCING/EXPORTING COUNTRIES IN THE CASE OF BANANA TRADE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION Dissertation zur Erlangung des wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen vorgelegt von Jahir Enrique Lombana Coy aus Bogotá D.C. – Kolumbien Göttingen, 2006 Erstgutachter: Prof. em. Dr. Hermann Sautter Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Dr. Winfried Manig Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 3. Juli 2006 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Almost four years ago, not an apple, but a banana a day kept the doctor away. The doctor (title) is not so far away anymore. This first page of the thesis, though the last written, contains real conclusions of my personal experience during this long period of research. What I really learnt was not only about bananas and competitiveness but also about relationships between people, friendships and generosity. Without the help of all people summarized in the following paragraphs all these words written in the whole thesis would be meaningless. First of all I have to thank to my Doktorvater Professor Dr. Hermann Sautter for his patience and support while reading and correcting my sometimes hieroglyphic writing and Dr.