Political economy of public policies: insights from distortions to agricultural and food markets

Kym Anderson, Gordon Rausser and Johan Swinnen

No 6433, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The agricultural and food sector is an ideal case for investigating the political economy of public policies. Many of the policy developments in this sector since the 1950s have been sudden and transformational, while others have been gradual but persistent. This paper reviews and synthesizes the literature on trends and fluctuations in market distortions and the political-economy explanations that have been advanced. Based on a rich global data set covering a half-century of evidence on commodities, countries, and policy instruments, the paper identifies hypotheses that have been explored in the literature on the extent of market distortions and the conditions under which reform may be feasible.

Keywords: Economic Theory&Research; Emerging Markets; Agribusiness; Climate Change Economics; Population Policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05-01
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Journal Article: Political Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets (2013)
Working Paper: Political Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets (2012)
Working Paper: Political Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets (2012)
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