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which drew resources to the coffee sector and discouraged other
sectors, and the growth of government spending, which resulted in
a fiscal deficit and a reduction in international reserves. The consequent
impact on agriculture is examined.
No. 69
Shubh Kumar and David Hotchkiss
Consequences of Deforestation for Women’s Time
Allocation, Agricultural Production, and Nutrition in Hill
Areas of Nepal
October 1988.72 pages. ISBN 0-89629-071-9.
This report examines the effects of deforestation in Nepal on time
allocation (particularly of women), agricultural output, food consumption,
and nutrition, using cost in time spent collecting fuel as the
measure.
No. 70
Joachim Zietz and Alberto Valdés
Agriculture In the GATT: An Analysis of Alternative
Approaches to Reform
November 1988. 119 pages. ISBN 0-89629-072-7.
Zietz and Valdés provide an overview of agriculture in the framework
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, establish criteria for
judging alternative trade reforms, and, after using these criteria to
analyze various reform elements, suggest a comprehensive trade
reform proposal for agriculture that may also be useful for other trade
sectors.
No. 71
Thomas C. Pinckney
Storage, Trade, and Price Policy Under Production
lnstability: Maize In Kenya
December 1988.102 pages. ISBN 0-89629-073-5.
This report addresses the problem of minimizing fiscal costs, imports,
and price fluctuations for producers and consumers of Kenya’s
staple food, white maize.
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