Political economy of distortions to agricultural incentives : introduction and summary (English)

During the 1960s and 1970s most developing countries imposed anti-agricultural policies, while many high-income countries restricted agricultural imports and subsidized their farmers. Both sets of policies inhibited economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries, while doing little to assist small farmers in high-income countries. Since the 1980s, however, many developing countries began to reduce the anti-agricultural bias of sectoral...

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Anderson,Kym;
Document Date
2009/05/01
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Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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55949
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/08/04
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Disclosed
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Political economy of distortions to agricultural incentives : introduction and summary
Keywords
general agreement on tariffs and trade

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Anderson,Kym.

Political economy of distortions to agricultural incentives : introduction and summary (English). Agricultural Distortions working paper ; no. 91 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/267471468346438258

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