Disarray in World Food Markets - A Quantitative Assessment

This book addresses the nature and causes of the crisis in international trade policy with regard to protectionist agricultural policies.

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and glossary; Symbols; Introduction and Summary; Part I. World Food Markets and their Behaviour: 1. Changing patterns of world food prices, production and trade; 2. Distortionary policies affecting food markets; 3. Reasons for the pattern of food price distortions; Part II. Effects of Food Market Distortions: 4. The theory of food market distortions: a graphical approach; 5. A model of world food market behaviour; 6. Effects of existing policies; Part III. Food Policy Reform: 7. Effects of gradual liberalization of OECD food markets; 8. Economic reform in the centrally planned economies: the great enigma; 9. Policy implications and prospects for reform; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This 1992 book addresses the nature and causes of the crisis in international trade policy with regard to protectionist agricultural policies. Rob Tyers and Kym Anderson examine the effects of these food polices as well as the reasons why governments choose to implement distortionary policies.

Product details

• Authors: Kym Anderson, Anderson Kym, Rod Tyers, Rodney Tyers, Tyers Rod
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.1992
• EAN: 9780521351058
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35105-8
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 750 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Mathemati; Trade and Development
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Central / national / federal government policies, Agriculture & Related Industries, International Trade, Central government policies, International trade and commerce