From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture

In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy, especially with regard to government efforts to stabilize food prices. Three broad market failures constitute the primary arguments for this form of government intervention: a lack o...

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Main Authors:	Rashid, Shahidur, Gulati, Ashok, Cummings, Jr., Ralph
Format:	Libro
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
Subjects:	prices price stabilization green revolution agricultural policies parastatals risk management private sector institutions cost benefit analysis markets wheat international trade grain crops
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158505