In Bangladesh, for example, although it was interaction with policymakers and others that actually led to policy change, research helped create a favorable environment for change by revealing a hidden system of waste and rent-seeking. Finally, an approach to strengthening capacity for food policy analysis must take into consideration the institutional differences among countries. Viet Nam has numerous institutions for policy research but lacks experience with and knowledge about market economics, which has hampered the usefulness of these institutions. In contrast, Bangladesh has many trained analysts but few institutions to conduct food policy analysis. Therefore, it has been eminently sensible for the two countries to take different approaches to their capacity-building efforts.
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