Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal

Among South Asian countries, Nepal has liberalized most extensively during the 1980s and 1990s on both fronts, domestic and external. Nepal is a least developed country with a gross national product of US $235 per capita in 2001 and second lowest per capita wealth in the world. In South Asia, Nepal...

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Autores principales: Pyakuryal, Bishwambher, Thapa, Ganesh B., Roy, Devesh
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160711
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author Pyakuryal, Bishwambher
Thapa, Ganesh B.
Roy, Devesh
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description Among South Asian countries, Nepal has liberalized most extensively during the 1980s and 1990s on both fronts, domestic and external. Nepal is a least developed country with a gross national product of US $235 per capita in 2001 and second lowest per capita wealth in the world. In South Asia, Nepal has the lowest per capita income, highest dependence of population on agriculture and second highest poverty rate. At the same time, on an average, Nepal has the lowest tariffs in South Asia and has taken several steps to downsize its public distribution system and remove a host of agricultural subsidies. This twin scenario where the lowest per capita income country is perhaps also the most liberalized makes for an interesting case for policy analysis. This paper reviews the outcomes from the liberalization policies followed by Nepal relating to food security.
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spelling CGSpace1607112025-11-06T06:05:52Z Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal Pyakuryal, Bishwambher Thapa, Ganesh B. Roy, Devesh food security poverty trade liberalization economic indicators tariffs Among South Asian countries, Nepal has liberalized most extensively during the 1980s and 1990s on both fronts, domestic and external. Nepal is a least developed country with a gross national product of US $235 per capita in 2001 and second lowest per capita wealth in the world. In South Asia, Nepal has the lowest per capita income, highest dependence of population on agriculture and second highest poverty rate. At the same time, on an average, Nepal has the lowest tariffs in South Asia and has taken several steps to downsize its public distribution system and remove a host of agricultural subsidies. This twin scenario where the lowest per capita income country is perhaps also the most liberalized makes for an interesting case for policy analysis. This paper reviews the outcomes from the liberalization policies followed by Nepal relating to food security. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:42Z 2024-11-21T09:51:42Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160711 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Pyakuryal, Bishwambher; Thapa, Ganesh B.; and Roy, Devesh. 2005. Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal. MTID Discussion Paper 88. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160711
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poverty
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economic indicators
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Pyakuryal, Bishwambher
Thapa, Ganesh B.
Roy, Devesh
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title Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal
title_full Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal
title_fullStr Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal
title_short Trade liberalization and food security in Nepal
title_sort trade liberalization and food security in nepal
topic food security
poverty
trade liberalization
economic indicators
tariffs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160711
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