Agricultural pricing policy in eastern Africa : a macroeconomic simulation for Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia

This case study explores the complexity of developing policy options for agricultural pricing. It also compares the relative success that four countries in eastern Africa have had in ironing out incompatible elements in policy proposals. The study guides the reader through a policymaking simulation....

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Main Author: Gerrard, Christopher D
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial. Instituto de Desarrollo Económico
Other Authors: Posehn, Greg D, Ansong, Granville
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank. Economic Development Institute 1993
Series:EDI technical materials
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505 |a Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: a guide to participants -- 2. Historial background -- 3. Theoretical background -- 4. Establishing macroeconomic and agricultural -- 5. Economic policy and performance in the four countries -- 6. Summary and conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix: A trainer's Guide.  
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