Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market

This case study presents an assessment of institutional and organizational changes in Tanzania’s coffee market following market liberalization. It provides an understanding of how institutions can influence transaction costs in the exchange of agricultural commodities. The discussion is based on the...

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Autor principal: Temu, Anna A.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162446
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description This case study presents an assessment of institutional and organizational changes in Tanzania’s coffee market following market liberalization. It provides an understanding of how institutions can influence transaction costs in the exchange of agricultural commodities. The discussion is based on the literature on industrial organization, institutional economics, and transaction-costs theory discussed in previous chapters. Market liberalization policies have been implemented in several countries in Africa since the mid-1980s. In this study the structure of the coffee market before and after liberalization is examined and market conduct, institutions, and organizational linkages that influence market performance are identified. The aim is to assess the performance of the market after liberalization, identify sources of transaction costs, and identify constraints on market performance.
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spelling CGSpace1624462025-11-06T04:08:17Z Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market Temu, Anna A. economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth This case study presents an assessment of institutional and organizational changes in Tanzania’s coffee market following market liberalization. It provides an understanding of how institutions can influence transaction costs in the exchange of agricultural commodities. The discussion is based on the literature on industrial organization, institutional economics, and transaction-costs theory discussed in previous chapters. Market liberalization policies have been implemented in several countries in Africa since the mid-1980s. In this study the structure of the coffee market before and after liberalization is examined and market conduct, institutions, and organizational linkages that influence market performance are identified. The aim is to assess the performance of the market after liberalization, identify sources of transaction costs, and identify constraints on market performance. 2009 2024-11-21T10:03:04Z 2024-11-21T10:03:04Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162446 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297814BK Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Temu, Anna A. 2009. Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market. In Institutional economics perspectives on African agricultural development. ed. Johann F. Kirsten, Andrew R. Dorward, Colin Poulton, and Nick Vink. Chapter 9. Pp. 227-245. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162446
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case studies
natural resources management
smallholders
poverty alleviation
economic growth
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Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market
title Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market
title_full Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market
title_fullStr Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market
title_full_unstemmed Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market
title_short Institutional changes and transaction costs: Exchange arrangements in Tanzania's coffee market
title_sort institutional changes and transaction costs exchange arrangements in tanzania s coffee market
topic economic development
agricultural development
case studies
natural resources management
smallholders
poverty alleviation
economic growth
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