Abstract
The ultimate objective of policy-makers can be loosely described as growth with equity, or the provision of the opportunities for full human and social development. But there are at least five proximate objectives and two or three constraints of food price policies which are listed below.
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Food Price Price Policy Employment Creation Market Clearing Price Crop Insurance
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Notes and References
- 1.There have been riots, as a result of rising food prices, in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Tunisia, Zambia and Egypt, among others.Google Scholar
- 2.Clearly there are other constraints also, such as the general scarcity of resources, the available technology, managerial attitudes, markets, political resistance, etc. The above-mentioned are singled out because they can sometimes be treated as independent objectives. The other constraints are discussed in their context.Google Scholar
- 3.The Wall Street Journal, 31 July 1985.Google Scholar
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© Paul Streeten 1987