Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits
Pakistan's ration system was established in 1942 to deal with shortages of basic goods caused by wartime disruption in supply. At that time, the ration shops handled wheat and sugar, tea, matches, kerosene, yarn, and cotton cloth. After partition, the system was continued to control hoarding and pro...
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| description | Pakistan's ration system was established in 1942 to deal with shortages of basic goods caused by wartime disruption in supply. At that time, the ration shops handled wheat and sugar, tea, matches, kerosene, yarn, and cotton cloth. After partition, the system was continued to control hoarding and profiteering of scarce goods. All trade in wheat was rationed and controlled by the government until the 1960s when, as a result of several years of favorable weather, supplies became plentiful. Rationing was abolished, but the shops continued to sell atta (whole wheat flour), which the government obtained through its guaranteed price support scheme, with no limitation on quantity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611082025-04-08T18:26:38Z Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits Rogers, Beatrice subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies Pakistan's ration system was established in 1942 to deal with shortages of basic goods caused by wartime disruption in supply. At that time, the ration shops handled wheat and sugar, tea, matches, kerosene, yarn, and cotton cloth. After partition, the system was continued to control hoarding and profiteering of scarce goods. All trade in wheat was rationed and controlled by the government until the 1960s when, as a result of several years of favorable weather, supplies became plentiful. Rationing was abolished, but the shops continued to sell atta (whole wheat flour), which the government obtained through its guaranteed price support scheme, with no limitation on quantity. 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:32Z 2024-11-21T09:53:32Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161108 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rogers, Beatrice Lorge. 1988. Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 17. Pp. 242-252. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161108 |
| spellingShingle | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies Rogers, Beatrice Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits |
| title | Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits |
| title_full | Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits |
| title_short | Pakistan's ration system: Distribution of costs and benefits |
| title_sort | pakistan s ration system distribution of costs and benefits |
| topic | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies |
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