Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh

Food subsidy is an important element of public policies in Bangladesh. Direct public intervention in foodgrain distribution, now being practiced in Bangladesh, can be traced back to its origin in the 1941-44 wartime food policies of the government of British India in general and of the government of...

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Autor principal: Ahmed, Raisuddin
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1988
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161106
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description Food subsidy is an important element of public policies in Bangladesh. Direct public intervention in foodgrain distribution, now being practiced in Bangladesh, can be traced back to its origin in the 1941-44 wartime food policies of the government of British India in general and of the government of Bengal in particular. War-related disruption in the internal marketing structure, public spending, short supplies, and panic all combined to cause a spiraling of food prices (Sen, 1981). In the wake of impending famine, the government initially reacted by setting maximum prices and coordinating movement of supplies from surplus to deficit areas through private marketing channels.
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spelling CGSpace1611062025-04-08T18:33:29Z Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh Ahmed, Raisuddin subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies Food subsidy is an important element of public policies in Bangladesh. Direct public intervention in foodgrain distribution, now being practiced in Bangladesh, can be traced back to its origin in the 1941-44 wartime food policies of the government of British India in general and of the government of Bengal in particular. War-related disruption in the internal marketing structure, public spending, short supplies, and panic all combined to cause a spiraling of food prices (Sen, 1981). In the wake of impending famine, the government initially reacted by setting maximum prices and coordinating movement of supplies from surplus to deficit areas through private marketing channels. 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:31Z 2024-11-21T09:53:31Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161106 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ahmed, Raisuddin. 1988. Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 15. Pp. 219-228. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161106
spellingShingle subsidies
developing countries
food aid
agricultural policies
Ahmed, Raisuddin
Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh
title Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh
title_full Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh
title_short Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh
title_sort structure costs and benefits of food subsidies in bangladesh
topic subsidies
developing countries
food aid
agricultural policies
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