Research Report No. 152IFPRI Research Brief, 2005.
Research Report 128, 2002.
Book published for IFPRI by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
By examining and comparing agricultural policies in India, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam, this study helps fill a significant gap in development research. The report provides an assessment of conceptual and measurement issues related to the effects of trade and domestic-support policies and policy reforms on the incentives of agricultural producers and presents empirical estimates of the degree of protection or disprotection in the four countries. From India's countercyclical policy outcomes and Indonesia's high levels of agricultural protection, to the trend toward modest support of agriculture in China and Vietnam, the report's results demonstrate both how changes in agricultural policy can improve farmers' incentives as economic growth occurs and how difficult it is to reform entrenched policy interventions. Through such findings, the report contributes to policy discussions on creating propoor policies related to agricultural support and trade, both at the domestic level and in international negotiations.
David Orden is a senior research fellow in IFPRI's Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division and professor and director of the Global Issues Initiative of Virginia Tech's Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, USA.
Fuzhi Cheng is a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University, USA. At the time of this study, he was a consultant in IFPRI's Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division.
Hoa Nguyen is an assistant professor at National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of this study, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, Germany.
Ulrike Grote is assistant professor at the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany. At the time of this study, she was assistant professor at the Center for Development Research (ZEF).
Marcelle Thomas is a research analyst in IFPRI's Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division.
Kathleen Mullen is a veterinary medicine student at Cornell University. At the time of this study, she was a research assistant in IFPRI's Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division.
Dongsheng Sun is a research fellow and division chief at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing. At the time of this study, he was a visiting scholar in IFPRI's Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division.
The abstract and report are available for download in PDF format as an entire document or by chapter.
- Full Report
- Abstract
- Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Foreword, Acknowledgments, and Summary
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Measurement of PSEs in Developing Countries
- Chapter 3: The Four Economies and Their Agricultural Sectors
- Chapter 4: Agricultural Policy Reforms and Recent Policy Settings
- Chapter 5: Producer Support Estimates
- Chapter 6: Effects of Exchange Rate Misalignment on PSEs for India and China
- Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Front and Back Covers
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