Benefits and costs of food distribution policies : the India case (English)

This paper analyzes some of the characteristics and the main consequences of the food distribution policies followed by the Indian Government and provides a quantification and a cost benefit analysis of their effects on: (i) consumers; (ii) producers; and (iii) the government budget. Despite a leakage of the benefits to unintended beneficiaries and procurement and distribution costs, the analysis shows that even a moderate concern with the nutritional...

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Scandizzo,Pasquale L.;

Swamy, G.;
Document Date
1982/01/31
Document Type
Staff Working Paper
Report Number
SWP509
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Benefits and costs of food distribution policies : the India case
Keywords
food distribution

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Scandizzo,Pasquale L.; Swamy, G..

Benefits and costs of food distribution policies : the India case (English). Staff working paper ; no. SWP 509 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/634261468772784545

Benefits and costs of food distribution policies : the India case (English)

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