Food price policy and income distribution in low-income countries
By: J. Mellor. --
Contributors: International Food Policy Research Institute.
Publisher: IFPRI
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Developing nations.; Low income groups.; Food prices.; Food policy.; Income.; Agricultural research.; Consumer economics.; Food production.
Description: Abstract: The component parts of a general equilibrium analysis relating price policy to income distribution is delineated. Data relative to the effects of price change on a variety of these component parts are presented. Discussion is focused on five major topics: direct effects of foodgrain price changes on distribution of income among consumers; direct effects of foodgrain price changes on distribution of income among producers; effect of relative changes in agricultural prices on agricultural production; effects of agricultural price policy on equipment; and major policy implications.
Notes: Reprinted from Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 27, no. 1, October 1978.

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