From Parastatals to Private Trade
Lessons From Asian Agriculture
Price: 645.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195698145
Publication date:
20/08/2008
Hardback
288 pages
Price: 645.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195698145
Publication date:
20/08/2008
Hardback
288 pages
Ashok Gulati, Ralph Cummings Jr. & Shahidur Rashid
Suitable for: Specialists in rural development, agriculture and development economists, and future researchers and policymakers.
Rights: SOUTH ASIA RIGHTS (RESTRICTED)
Ashok Gulati, Ralph Cummings Jr. & Shahidur Rashid
Description
This volume focuses on some of the important issues related to agricultural marketing in developing countries of Asia and Africa. It argues on the issue of public intervention in food price stabilization and debates justification for market intervention vis-a-vis public intervention. It addresses three important questionswhy, when, and howentailing the need for developing countries to adjust their parastatal-centered policies to new conditions in agricultural marketing. By undertaking in-depth country case studies the volume concludes that: a) public agencies and policies need to change appropriately with time; b) private institutions be entrusted with functions traditionally performed by parastatals or other government agencies
Ashok Gulati, Ralph Cummings Jr. & Shahidur Rashid
Ashok Gulati, Ralph Cummings Jr. & Shahidur Rashid
Description
This volume focuses on some of the important issues related to agricultural marketing in developing countries of Asia and Africa. It argues on the issue of public intervention in food price stabilization and debates justification for market intervention vis-a-vis public intervention. It addresses three important questionswhy, when, and howentailing the need for developing countries to adjust their parastatal-centered policies to new conditions in agricultural marketing. By undertaking in-depth country case studies the volume concludes that: a) public agencies and policies need to change appropriately with time; b) private institutions be entrusted with functions traditionally performed by parastatals or other government agencies
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