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| Kaminski, Jonathan; Serra, Renata. |
| This paper explores the case for believing endogenous reforms to be more developmental than externally-imposed reforms, by drawing on the recent unorthodox experience of cotton sector reform in Burkina Faso. We address questions about reform emergence, feasibility, developmental impact, and sustainability. Our analysis, which carefully incorporates local social and political realities, suggests that the urban elites dominating the Burkinabè state favoured a particular cotton reform process, because it provided them with higher rents; while allowing for some rent distribution to the rural world which secured national consensus around reform. Endogenous reforms, though more feasible, are not necessarily more sustainable over time. In Burkina Faso, the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Cotton policy-making; Reforms; Burkina Faso; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; International Development. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116227 |
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| Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Vranken, Liesbet. |
| Studies on efficiency changes in transition agriculture yield mixed results. This paper develops both a theoretical model and an empirical analysis of how distribution of efficiency scores changes with the various stages of transition. We use a unique set of representative farm survey data to calculate farm level efficiency scores, compare the efficiency distributions of different transition countries and correlate these with various indicators of particular reforms. Our study indicates that, in particular, general institutional reforms and reforms focused on market institutions and on reducing market imperfections in input and output markets have an important positive impact on farm efficiency. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Transition; Production efficiency; Reforms; Agribusiness; P2; E2; P21. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24707 |
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| Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Vranken, Liesbet. |
| Studies on efficiency changes in transition agriculture yield mixed results. This paper develops both a theoretical model and an empirical analysis of how distribution of efficiency scores changes with the various stages of transition. We use a unique set of representative farm survey data to calculate farm level efficiency scores, compare the efficiency distributions of different transition countries and correlate these with various indicators of particular reforms. Our study indicates that, in particular, general institutional reforms and reforms focused on market institutions and on reducing market imperfections in input and output markets have an important positive impact on farm efficiency. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Transition; Production efficiency; Reforms; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24411 |
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| Panizza, Ugo; Yanez, Monica. |
| This paper uses opinion surveys to document discontent with the pro-market reforms implemented by most Latin American countries during the 1990s. The paper also explores four possible sets of explanations for this discontent: (i) a general drift of the populace’s political views to the left; (ii) an increase in political activism by those who oppose reforms; (iii) a decline in the people’s trust of political actors; and (iv) the economic crisis. The paper’s principal finding is that the macroeconomic situation plays an important role in explaining the dissatisfaction with the reform process. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Political economy; Reforms; Crisis; Latin America; P16; O54. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37219 |
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| Zhu, Zhongping; Giordano, Mark; Cai, Ximing; Molden, David J.; Hong, Shangchi; Zhang, Huiyan; Lian, Yu; Li, Huian; Zhang, Xuecheng; Zhang, Xinghai; Xue, Yunpeng. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Flood control; Water scarcity; Environmental degradation; Groundwater; Social aspects; River basin development; Water use efficiency; Crop production; Wetlands; Water pollution; Water policy; Reforms; Water quality; Flood plains; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92661 |
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