The effectiveness of consumer-oriented food subsidies in reaching rationing and income transfer goals

The goals of consumer food subsidies vary among countries and over time. Analyses of food subsidies in a number of countries reveal that one or both of two goals are commonly found. These are (1) to assure that all or certain groups of households—frequently urban ones—have access to a specified mini...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Alderman, Harold
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1988
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161089

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