Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998

Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of t...

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Autores principales: Delgado, Christopher L., Minot, Nicholas, Tiongco, Marites M.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3977
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author Delgado, Christopher L.
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Tiongco, Marites M.
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description Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This conclusion is demonstrated and the implications are assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies.
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spelling CGSpace39772025-01-15T07:23:26Z Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 Delgado, Christopher L. Minot, Nicholas Tiongco, Marites M. foods Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This conclusion is demonstrated and the implications are assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies. 2005-04 2011-06-25T08:18:08Z 2011-06-25T08:18:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3977 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Delgado, C., Minot, N. and Tiongco, M. 2005. Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998. Journal of Development Studies 41(3):376-393.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Tiongco, Marites M.
Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
title Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
title_full Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
title_fullStr Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
title_full_unstemmed Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
title_short Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
title_sort evidence and implications of non tradability of food staples in tanzania 1983 1998
topic foods
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