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This book extends the discussion of world food problems by giving
explicit recognition to the potential role of markets. The authors
highlight the contribution of prices to the solution of food
problems in low-income countries, for example, by providing
adequate incentives to farmers to expand production, assuring that
food supplies can be obtained through trade when needed and giving
appropriate signals to consumers. They also document the negative
effects on food supply and national welfare of the actual price
policies of many Third World governments. While recognizing the
problems involved in defining and measuring hunger, as well as in
improving the food supply, the authors consider the outlook for
future food availability as favorable in terms of continued modest
improvement in per capita food supplies at prices, adjusted for
inflation, that are likely to continue the slow decline of recent
decades. One focus of their comments is the positive roles that
governments can and should play in the world food economy,
especially in support of research, creation of human capital, and
provision of appropriate rural infrastructure.
This book is concerned with the management of food production and
the distribution of food in the Pacific Basin, discussing the role
of food and agriculture in the international economy. It looks at
how agriculture can contribute to the development of the economy in
individual countries.
This book extends the discussion of world food problems by giving
explicit recognition to the potential role of markets. The authors
highlight the contribution of prices to the solution of food
problems in low-income countries, for example, by providing
adequate incentives to farmers to expand production, assuring that
food supplies can be obtained through trade when needed and giving
appropriate signals to consumers. They also document the negative
effects on food supply and national welfare of the actual price
policies of many Third World governments. While recognizing the
problems involved in defining and measuring hunger, as well as in
improving the food supply, the authors consider the outlook for
future food availability as favorable in terms of continued modest
improvement in per capita food supplies at prices, adjusted for
inflation, that are likely to continue the slow decline of recent
decades. One focus of their comments is the positive roles that
governments can and should play in the world food economy,
especially in support of research, creation of human capital, and
provision of appropriate rural infrastructure.
This book is concerned with the management of food production and
the distribution of food in the Pacific Basin, exploring food's
potential for engendering both increased conflict and cooperation
in the region. The authors begin by discussing the role of food and
agriculture in the international economy and the implications of
two contrasting approaches to food security: international trade
and self-sufficiency. They also consider the problem of
international migration of labor in the region and look at how
agriculture can contribute to the development of the economy in
individual countries. The book concludes with a discussion of the
prospects for international collaboration in dealing with the
domestic and international adjustments required to enhance overall
growth and equity in food supply and distribution.
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