Price dynamics in the Bangladesh rice market: Implications for public intervention

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-25

  Brennan, Donna ^a  

^a REAP Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commodity price stabilisation; Food policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FOOD MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; RICE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0042769304     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(03)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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