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Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America provides an overview of the evolution of distortions to agricultural incentives caused by price and trade policies in five economies of South America plus the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Mexico. Together these countries comprise about 80 percent of the region's population, agricultural output, and overall GDP. The new empirical indicators in these country studies provide a strong evidence-based foundation for assessing the successes and failures of the past and for evaluating policy options for the years ahead.

IFPRI3 ; Non-PR ; p. [3]-28 : tables ; 23 cm.

Economic growth in developing countries has generally slowed since the early 1980s. In many countries in Sub-saharan Africa, per capita income has even declined. External developments have had an adverse effect, as the slowdown in world economic activity and deteriorating terms of trade for most agricultural commodities have posed severe difficultues for many developing countries. More important, however, inappropriate domestic policies have been increasingly recognized as a major culprit. This has led to the adoption of various programs of macroeconomic and sectoral policy reforms, generally aimed at achieving macroeconomic stability and a satisfactory rate of economic growth. Among southern African countries, there has also been keen interest in promoting regional market integration. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1

Stabilisierung des Angebots und Verbrauchs trotz Ernteschwankungen. Minimierung der Nahrungsmittelimporte zur Einsparung von Devisen und Budgetmitteln. Optimierungsmodelle zur Beschreibung einer effizienten Wirtschaftspolitik. Messung der Auswirkung unterschiedlich großer Vorräte. (DÜI-Seu)

IFPRI5 ; Non-PR ; xiv, 903 p. : ill., tables ; 23 cm.

Problems associated with risks in agriculture are one of the reasons that many governments intervene directly in agricultural product and factor markets. Risk-related interventions include guaranteed prices, subsidized credit, and publicly provided crop insurance. Such interventions can be expensive, both in their cost to the national exchequer and in their effects on aggregate resource allocation. Even then, they may not be effective in achieving their goals. This book is addressed to the question of whether and how governments should intervene in providing formal risk-sharing institutions to assist farmers. It is particularly concerned with crop insurance and in providing guidance as to when it is a relevant public policy intervention and how it can most effectively be used. ; PR ; IFPRI1