Regulations, Brokers, and Interlinkages: The Institutional Organization of Wholesale Markets in India

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 864-886

  Minten, Bart ^a   Vandeplas, Anneleen ^b   Swinnen, Johan ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; CREDIT PROVISION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INSURANCE SYSTEM; INTEREST RATE; LIBERALIZATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SMALLHOLDER;

INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84864575117     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.615919     Document Type: Article

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