P Thomas Sukhpal Singh Ajit Kanitkar Sara Ahmed E Michael Johnson The proposals put for ward by Arthur Dunkel, until recently the Director General of GATT, have been the object of intense arguments and debate. In the context of this ongoing debate that this paper discusses the Dunkel Proposals, with special focus on its implications for the rural sector. Besides giving an overview of the main issues raised in the course of the debate, it draws attention to the major aspects of the debate specific to the particular sector under consideration
