Conclusion: Agricultural price policy for accelerating growth

The public expects a responsible government to foster growth to provide greater income and well-being in the future, equity to provide a fair society and social cohesion, and stability to reduce the tensions of uncertainty and the likelihood of a sharp reduction in consumption or destruction of the...

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Autores principales: Mellor, John W., 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/10568/161134
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Sumario:The public expects a responsible government to foster growth to provide greater income and well-being in the future, equity to provide a fair society and social cohesion, and stability to reduce the tensions of uncertainty and the likelihood of a sharp reduction in consumption or destruction of the means of livelihood. Growth, equity, and stability are themselves interrelated, and agricultural price policy has a potentially major and often conflicting effect on each.