The international environment for national price policies; Domestic market intervention; Production response, technology, and commercialization; Consumers' welf

The starting point of Paul Streeten's book is the dilemma, faced by policy makers in many developing countries: should the price of food be high, in order to st

This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses related to agricultural policy, agricultural economics, or rural development in dev

Despite numerous policy reforms since the 1980s, farm product prices remain heavily distorted in both high-income and developing countries. This book seeks to i

This volume in the 'Distortions to Agricultural Incentives' series focus on distortions to agricultural incentives from a global perspective.