Liberalizing foodgrains: experiences, impacts and lessons from South Asia

This volume examines the changing nature of policies regarding the foodgrainsmarket in the post-liberalization period in South Asia. The volume explores the impact these policy changes have on food security, prices, production, consumption, and trade of foodgrains. Views from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are discussed. INDICE: 1.: Introduction, A. GANESH-KUMAR, DEVESH ROY, and ASHOK GULATI; 2.: Food Markets Liberalization in Bangladesh: How the Governments and Markets delivered?, NUIMUDDIN CHOWDHURY, NASIR FARID, and DEVESH ROY; 3.: AchievingFood Security in a Cost-effective Way: Implications of Domestic Deregulation and Liberalized Trade in India, SHIKHA JHA, P.V. SRINIVASAN, and A. GANESH-KUMAR; 4.:. Liberalization and Food Security in Nepal, BISHWAMBHER PYAKURYAL, Y.B. THAPA, and DEVESH ROY; 5.: Impact of Domestic Policies Towards Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Market Reform on Food Security in Pakistan, MUNIR AHMAD, CAESAR CORORATON, ABDUL QAYYUM, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, and PAUL DOROSH; 6.: Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Market Reforms on the Paddy/ Rice Sector in SriLanka, JEEVIKA WEERAHEWA; 7.: Conclusion, A. GANESH-KUMAR, DEVESH ROY, and ASHOK GULATI.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-806695-8
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés