Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy
The Mexican government has been involved in regulating the prices of staples since the 1930s.1 Formally, the dual objectives of this long-standing intervention have been to protect the rural campesinos (peasants) against speculators and drastic decreases in agricultural prices and to protect poor ur...
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| description | The Mexican government has been involved in regulating the prices of staples since the 1930s.1 Formally, the dual objectives of this long-standing intervention have been to protect the rural campesinos (peasants) against speculators and drastic decreases in agricultural prices and to protect poor urban consumers against rising prices in food products. The government uses three methods to pursue these goals. First, it purchases basic grains at guaranteed (support) prices and subsidizes agricultural inputs. Second, it maintains price controls on staples and subsidizes industries that produce them. And, third, it participates directly in the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611112025-04-08T18:34:27Z Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy Lustig, Nora subsidies developing countries food aid maize The Mexican government has been involved in regulating the prices of staples since the 1930s.1 Formally, the dual objectives of this long-standing intervention have been to protect the rural campesinos (peasants) against speculators and drastic decreases in agricultural prices and to protect poor urban consumers against rising prices in food products. The government uses three methods to pursue these goals. First, it purchases basic grains at guaranteed (support) prices and subsidizes agricultural inputs. Second, it maintains price controls on staples and subsidizes industries that produce them. And, third, it participates directly in the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs. 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:33Z 2024-11-21T09:53:33Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161111 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Lustig, Nora. 1988. Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 20. Pp. 277-288. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161111 |
| spellingShingle | subsidies developing countries food aid maize Lustig, Nora Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| title | Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| title_full | Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| title_fullStr | Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| title_short | Fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| title_sort | fiscal cost and welfare effects of the maize subsidy |
| topic | subsidies developing countries food aid maize |
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