1990 Supplement Publications of the International ... - IRRI books

This report offers a longitudinal analysis of the effects of sugarcane
production on food security, health, and nutrition in Kenya.
No. 79
Howarth E. Bouis and Lawrence J. Haddad
Effects of Agricultural Commercialization on Land
Tenure, Household Resource Allocation, and Nutrition
in the Philippines
January 1990.72 pages. ISBN 0-89629-081-6.
This report addresses the criticism of commercialization of agriculture,
particularly export cropping, in developing countries as being a
cause of malnutrition. This case study is one of five that IFPRI has
undertaken in different countries.
Books
John W. Mellor and Raisuddin Ahmed, eds.
Agricultural Price Policy for Developing Countries
1988.327 pages. 16.51 x 23.5 cm. Hardcover. ISBN 0-8018-3586-
0. US$35.00. The Johns Hopkins University Press and Oxford
University Press for IFPRI.
Distinguished specialists recommend approaches for managing
price fluctuations and exchange rates, relating domestic to international
prices, and balancing the needs of producers and consumers
in a coherent and consistent strategy of economic development.
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, editor
Food Subsidies in Developing Countries
1988.374 pages. 16.51 x 23.5 cm. Hardcover. ISBN 08018-3632-
8. US$39.00. The Johns Hopkins University Press for IFPRI.
Nineteen leading economists, nutritionists, and policy analysts present
key findings by synthesizing practical experiences with subsidy
programs in countries throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
The authors emphasize lessons applicable to decision making on
current and future food policy for developing countries.
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