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Reducing Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: Progress, Pitfalls and Prospects

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Kym
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T19:30:45Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T19:30:45Z
dc.date.issued2006-12
dc.description.abstractMost of the world's poorest people depend on farming for their livelihood. Earnings from farming in low-income countries are depressed partly due to a pro-urban bias in own-country policies, and partly because richer countries (including some developing countries) favor their farmers with import barriers and subsidies. Both sets of policies reduce national and global economic growth and add to inequality and poverty in developing countries. Acknowledgement of that since the 1980s has given rise to greater pressures for reform, both internal and external. Over the past two decades numerous developing country governments have reduced their sectoral and trade policy distortions, while many high-income countries continue with protectionist policies that harm developing country exports of farm products. Recent research suggests that the agricultural protectionist policies of high-income countries reduce welfare in many developing countries. Most of those studies also suggest that full global liberalization of merchandise trade would raise value added in agriculture in developing country regions, and that much of the benefit from global reform would come not just from reform in high-income countries but also from liberalization among developing countries, including in many cases own-country reform. These findings raise three key questions that are addressed in this paper: To what extent have the reforms of the past two decades succeeded in reducing distortions to agricultural incentives? Do current policy distortions still discriminate against farmers in low-income countries? And what are the prospects for further reform in the next decade or so?en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7261784/reducing-distortions-agricultural-incentives-progress-pitfalls-prospects
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4092
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9281
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4092
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GOODS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL R&D
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL REFORM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SUPPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TARIFF
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL VALUE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectANTI-TRADE
dc.subjectAPPLIED TARIFF
dc.subjectBANANA
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectBLACK MARKET
dc.subjectBORDER MEASURES
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLIGHT
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectDUTY DRAWBACKS
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS PROFESSION
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL MODEL
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCISE TAXES
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICE
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICES
dc.subjectEXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPORT TAXES
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM CREDIT
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM INCOMES
dc.subjectFARM INPUTS
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFULL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATION
dc.subjectGROWTH HORMONES
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORT BARRIERS
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICES
dc.subjectIMPORT PROTECTION
dc.subjectIMPORT QUOTAS
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME MEASURES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PRICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE REFORM
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectOVERVALUATION
dc.subjectOVERVALUED EXCHANGE
dc.subjectOVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DEBATE
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY OPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREMIUM
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRICE INDEXES
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPRO-POOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROTECTION ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPROTECTION RATES
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectRATES OF PROTECTION
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREAL INCOMES
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectRICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADE EFFECT
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE-DISTORTING MEASURES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNILATERAL REFORM
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOLUME
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWELFARE GAINS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleReducing Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: Progress, Pitfalls and Prospectsen
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okr.crossref.titleReducing Distortions To Agricultural Incentives : Progress, Pitfalls, And Prospects
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7261784/reducing-distortions-agricultural-incentives-progress-pitfalls-prospects
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicAgriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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