CINCO AÑOS DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN DEL TRATADO DE LIBRE COMERCIO ENTRE COLOMBIA Y ESTADOS UNIDOS: ANÁLISIS DEL DESARROLLO SOBRE EL SECTOR PRODUCTOR ARROCERO

Abstract

This work arises from a master's thesis1, whose objective was to analyze the economic and social implications of the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United States on the rice producing sector in the Department of Meta. Two categories of analysis were addressed: i) Use of macroeconomic variables: Revealed Comparative Advantage -ICVR-, Importing Intensity Rate and Commercial Complementarity Rate to identify the commercial flow between both countries; ii) Mechanisms of social struggle for the conditions of the rice market. It was found that, in economic terms, Colombia has a trade deficit in rice production due to poor exchange conditions. In social terms, they negatively affect the living conditions of small farmers and increase territorial dispossession.