Incentive Policies and Agricultural Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bela Balassa
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Chapter Essay 8 in New Directions in the World Economy, 1989, pp 140-152 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This essay examines the experience of sub-Saharan Africa with economic incentives in general, and agricultural incentives in particular, and analyzes the effects of these incentives on economic performance. Section I of the essay reports on the findings of an econometric investigation on the responsiveness of exports to incentives. Section II reviews changes in the export market shares of sub-Saharan African countries pursuing different development strategies. Section III examines changes in export market shares for four sub-Saharan African countries, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast. Sections IV and V provide a comparative analysis of agricultural policies and performance for two pairs of these countries: Tanzania and Kenya (Section IV) and Ghana and the Ivory Coast (Section V).

Keywords: Real Exchange Rate; Cocoa Butter; Ivory Coast; Export Performance; Incentive Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-10588-5_8

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