Grain price stabilization in India: Evaluation of policy alternatives

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-108

  Jha, Shikha ^a   Srinivasan, P V ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Buffer stocks; Canalized trade; Free trade; India; Price stabilization; Private storage; Variable levies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FOOD MARKET; GRAIN CROP; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

INDIA;

EID: 0032797138     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(99)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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