Abstract: No AccessIndependent Evaluation Group Studies1 Feb 2013Reforming agricultureThe World Bank goes to marketAuthors/Editors: Jacob MeermanJacob Meermanhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-3909-5SectionsAboutPDF (0.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:This report evaluates the World Bank's experience with the fifty agricultural adjustment operations (agsecals) approved by the Board since 1979 and reflects the impact of Bank programming of a world wide shift in the development paradigm. The report looks at theory and impact, focusing on supply response, and finds that supply response is symmetrical, synergistic, and depends on the reform credibility. The report finds unfinished business in the areas of: food security, performance indicators, international input markets, domestic agricultural commodity and import markets, and the political economy of agricultural reforms. Nevertheless, best practice work in the Bank on a number of basic agricultural reforms (pricing reforms, reform of public enterprises and public expenditure programs) is satisfactory. The report gives several recommendations: a) the Bank should develop a comprehensive good practice statement; b) modification of the agsecal as a lending instrument is needed; and c) other kinds of lending should be encouraged including hybrid agsecals, policy-oriented agricultural sector investment operations and investment projects with front-loading of policy reforms related to the proposed investments. Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByEffect of network topology and node centrality on tradingScientific Reports, Vol.10, No.16 July 2020Agricultural Maladjustment in Africa: What Have We Learned after Two Decades of Liberalisation?Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Vol.25, No.2Commodity market reform in Africa: some recent experienceEconomic Systems, Vol.27, No.1LDC Food Exports and Food Safety Standards in High-Income CountriesAgricultural taxation in developing countries: a survey of issues and policyAgricultural Economics, Vol.24, No.3Agricultural Markets Beyond Liberalization: Issues, Analysis and FindingsRural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and PoliciesIMF Working Papers, Vol.00, No.78Prevalence and Reform of State Trading Importers in World Grain MarketsCanadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Vol.47, No.4 View Published: May 1997ISBN: 978-0-8213-3909-1 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaRelated CountriesSurinameRelated TopicsMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthFinance and Financial Sector Development KeywordsAGRARIAN REFORMAGRICULTURAL SECTORFOOD SECURITYINTERNATIONAL MARKETSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTAGRICULTURAL PRICESFERTILIZERSSEEDSINSTITUTIONAL REFORMPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC EXPENDITURESAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTSAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSFOREIGN EXCHANGEINSURANCEPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC ENTERPRISESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY SYSTEMSSTATE INTERVENTIONSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PDF DownloadLoading ...
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-05-31
Language: en
Type: book
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