The authors examine the shifting structure of supply and demand in the grain markets, the history of government intervention in those markets, and the more recent changes that altered the arguments for such intervention and led to policy changes. The case of Bangladesh also has more general relevance as a study of the outcomes of a market-oriented reform program. Steven Haggblade is an independent consultant and a former research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. Previously he was secretary to the Ministry of Food. For more detailed highlights of the book, see Food Policy Statement 31 .
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