Food subsidies in the Philippines: Preliminary results
Evidence from countries like Sri Lanka and Egypt has shown that the fiscal costs of food price subsidy programs may be high, and once introduced, their termination may be politically difficult (Gavan and Sri Chandrasekera, 1979; Alderman, von Braun, and Sakr, 1982). On the other hand, if they are ca...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1988
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161105 |
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