Title: Agricultural Price Policies and the Developing Countries
Abstract: Governments in developing countries have used agricultural price policies extensively in their developmental efforts, pursuing different goals with a variety of tools. The purpose of this book is to analyze the intended and unintended effects of agricultural price policies and to present methods for measuring their magnitudes as a contribution to the formulation of future policies. The book reviews contrasting country experiences and develops general methods that can be used where agricultural price policies are a concern. The main purpose of the chapters dealing wtih country experiences is to show how goals have been affected by price policies. The analysis is carried out in quantified terms where feasible. It attempts to show what the major effects are, and not primarily to make policy recommendations. It also shows how the effects may differ, depending on a country's agricultural situation and stage of development. The book also provides tools for the analysis of price policies in any country. Basic considerations in measuring effects on producers, consumers, and government costs are first presented. These are then applied to interventions of distinctly different types, which are encountered partly because the countries are at very different levels of development. Analyses are given of differences between price supports and agricultural input subsidies, seasonal stabilization, effects on adoption of new varieties, and how to handle interrelated commodities.
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-03-01
Language: en
Type: book
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