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Agricultural policy analysis : concepts and tools for emerging economies / / Jeevika Weerahewa and Andrew Jacque, editors
| Agricultural policy analysis : concepts and tools for emerging economies / / Jeevika Weerahewa and Andrew Jacque, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (492 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture and state
Agriculture and state - Developing countries Política agrícola |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-16-3284-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Part I: Policy Analysis and the Policy Environment -- 1: Overview of Agricultural Policy -- 1.1 Why Do Governments Intervene in Agricultural Markets? -- 1.2 How Do Governments Intervene in Agricultural Markets? -- 1.3 How Are Policy Decisions Conveyed to the Public? -- 1.4 What Process Is Followed in Policy Formulation and Policy Decision-Making? -- 1.5 Scientific Evidence-Based Policy-Making -- 1.5.1 Policy Research and Policy Analysis -- 1.5.2 Ex Ante and Ex Post Methods -- 1.5.3 Generic Steps Involved in Conducting Policy Analysis -- 1.5.4 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -- 1.5.5 Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Approaches -- 1.5.6 Why Is Agricultural Policy Research and Analysis Mostly Carried out by Agricultural Economists? -- 1.6 Assignments -- References -- 2: Public Policy: An Overview -- 2.1 What Is Public Policy? -- 2.2 The Market and Its Efficiency -- 2.3 Role of the Government in a Market Economy -- 2.4 Economic Institutions -- 2.5 Ensuring Equity -- 2.6 Correcting Market Failures -- 2.7 Ensure Macroeconomic Stability -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- 3: Agriculture and Economic Development -- 3.1 Role of Agriculture in Economic Development -- 3.1.1 Linking Agricultural Transformation to Economic Growth -- Box 3.1 Two-Sector Model of Economic Growth. Lewis Model, 1954 (as visualised by the author) -- 3.1.1.1 Sri Lanka´s Experience of Agricultural Transformation and Growth -- 3.1.2 Poverty Alleviation -- 3.1.2.1 Sri Lanka´s Experience of the Agriculture-Poverty Nexus -- 3.1.3 Food Security and Livelihood Development -- 3.1.3.1 Sri Lanka´s Experience in Food and Livelihood Security -- 3.1.4 Natural Resource Conservation.
3.1.4.1 Agriculture´s Impact on Sri Lanka´s Environment -- 3.2 Drivers of Agriculture Development -- 3.2.1 Global Trends -- 3.2.2 Macroeconomic Drivers -- 3.2.3 Environment Pressures -- 3.2.4 Technology -- 3.2.5 Institutions and Policies -- 3.3 Assignments -- References -- Part II: Concepts, Approaches, and Measures for Policy Analysis -- 4: The International Trading System -- 4.1 An Overview of the Chapter -- 4.2 Theories on International Trade Versus Actual Trade Performance -- 4.3 Product Classification in International Trade -- 4.3.1 The United Nations Standard International Trade Classification -- 4.3.2 The Harmonised System -- 4.3.3 Deconstructing the HS Code -- 4.4 Institutions Governing and Facilitating Global Trade -- 4.4.1 World Trade Organisation -- 4.4.1.1 The Origins of the Multilateral Trade Organisation -- 4.4.1.2 The GATT Negotiations -- 4.4.1.3 Overview of the WTO -- 4.4.1.4 Constituent Bodies -- 4.4.1.5 Decision-Making in the WTO -- 4.4.1.6 The State of Play in the Trade Negotiations -- 4.4.1.7 The Agriculture Negotiations -- 4.4.2 Key WTO Agreements of Importance to the Agricultural Sector -- 4.4.2.1 The Agreement on Agriculture -- Market Access -- Domestic Support -- Export Competition -- 4.4.2.2 The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures -- 4.4.2.3 The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade -- 4.4.2.4 The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -- 4.4.3 Dispute Settlement in the WTO -- Box 4.1 Case 1: Brazil - Measures Affecting Desiccated Coconut -- Box 4.2 Case 2: China - Domestic Support for Agricultural Producers -- 4.4.4 Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations -- 4.5 Tariffs and the WTO Tariffication Process -- 4.6 Non-tariff Measures -- 4.7 Regional Trade Agreements -- 4.7.1 Bilateral Agreements -- 4.7.1.1 India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Agreement. 4.7.1.2 Pakistan-Sri Lanka Bilateral Agreement -- 4.7.1.3 Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement -- 4.8 Unilateral Preferential Arrangements -- 4.8.1 European Union: GSP, GSP+, EBA -- 4.8.2 The USA: GSP -- 4.8.3 Global System of Trade Preferences Among Developing Countries -- 4.9 The World Integrated Trade Solution Model -- Steps to undertake an advanced query in WITS: -- 4.10 Assignments -- References -- 5: Economic Concepts for Agricultural Policy Analysis -- 5.1 Welfare Theoretic Approaches and Equilibrium Analysis -- 5.1.1 The Method of Economic Analysis -- 5.1.2 The General Equilibrium Model and Economic Policy Analysis -- 5.1.3 General Equilibrium in a Closed Economy -- 5.1.4 General Equilibrium in a Trading Economy -- 5.1.5 Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Economic Policy -- 5.1.6 Measuring Changes in Market Conditions -- 5.1.7 Measuring Welfare Changes -- 5.1.7.1 Consumers´ Surplus -- 5.1.7.2 Change in Consumers´ Surplus -- 5.1.7.3 Producer Surplus -- 5.1.7.4 Change in Producer Surplus -- 5.1.7.5 Analysis of Welfare Impact on Society -- 5.1.8 The Theory of Second-Best and Policy Analysis -- 5.1.9 First-Best and Second-Best Scenarios -- 5.1.10 Types of Distortions -- 5.1.11 Policy Recommendations for Addressing Second-Best Situations -- 5.1.11.1 Attack the Source of the Distortion Directly -- 5.1.11.2 Rank and Select from Alternate Policies -- 5.1.11.3 Reduce the Degree of a Single Distortion -- 5.1.11.4 Reducing the Degree of a Distortion Will Not Necessarily Be Welfare-Increasing if There Is Another Distortion in the ... -- 5.2 Assumptions of the Partial Equilibrium Models -- 5.3 Effects of Domestic Policies in a Partial Equilibrium Setting -- 5.3.1 The Impact of a Minimum Guaranteed Price -- Box 5.1 The Need for Variable Import Levies -- 5.3.1.1 Initial Equilibrium Before Implementing the Guaranteed Price and the Variable Levy. 5.3.1.2 The Policy -- 5.3.1.3 Analysis and End Equilibrium -- 5.4 Effects of Trade Policies in a Partial Equilibrium Setting -- 5.4.1 Impact of a Tariff -- 5.4.1.1 Initial Equilibrium -- 5.4.1.2 The Policy -- 5.4.1.3 Analysis and End Equilibrium -- 5.4.2 Impact of an Import Quota -- 5.4.2.1 Initial Equilibrium -- 5.4.2.2 Policy -- 5.4.2.3 Analysis and End Equilibrium -- 5.4.3 Export Tax -- 5.4.3.1 Initial Market Equilibrium -- 5.4.3.2 The Policy -- 5.4.3.3 Analysis and End Equilibrium -- 5.4.4 Graphical Analysis of Policies in Large Countries -- 5.4.4.1 Developing a Three-Panel Diagram -- 5.4.4.2 Determining the World Price and the Quantity Traded -- 5.4.5 The Economic Impact of a Tariff in a Large Country -- 5.4.5.1 Initial Equilibrium -- 5.4.5.2 Policy -- 5.4.5.3 Analysis and End Equilibrium -- 5.5 Recommended Readings -- 5.6 Assignments -- References -- 6: Measuring Competitiveness of Agricultural Markets -- 6.1 Characteristics of Agricultural Value Chains -- 6.2 The Concept and Measurement of Competitiveness -- 6.3 Global-Export Competitiveness Indicators: Export Potential, Diversification -- 6.3.1 Concepts -- 6.3.2 Measures -- 6.3.3 Numerical Examples -- 6.3.3.1 Export Shares -- Calculations -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.2 Growth Rate -- Calculation -- 6.3.3.3 Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.4 Relative Import Advantage (RMA) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.5 Revealed Trade Advantage (RTA) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.6 Revealed Competitiveness (RC) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.7 Hirschman-Herfindahl Index (HHI) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.8 Index of Export Market Penetration -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.9 Relative Industry Size -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.10 Export Specialisation Index -- Calculation -- Interpretation. 6.3.3.11 Trade Complementarity Index -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.12 Trade Intensity Index -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.13 Hummels-Klenow (Products) Intensive Margin -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.14 Hummels-Klenow (Products) Extensive Margin -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.3.3.15 Other User-Friendly Applications and Tools -- Export Potential and Market Diversification -- 6.4 Measuring Competitiveness at the Border: The Policy Analysis Matrix -- 6.4.1 Concepts -- 6.4.2 Measures -- 6.4.2.1 Nominal Protection Coefficient (NPC) -- 6.4.2.2 Effective Protection Coefficient (EPC) -- 6.4.2.3 Domestic Resource Cost (DRC) -- 6.4.3 Numerical Examples -- 6.4.3.1 Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.4.3.2 Nominal Protection Coefficient -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.4.3.3 Effective Protection Coefficient -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.4.3.4 Domestic Resource Cost -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.5 Measuring Competitiveness of Industries: Structure-Conduct- Performance Paradigm -- 6.5.1 Concepts -- 6.5.2 Measures -- 6.5.3 Numerical Examples -- 6.5.3.1 Concentration Curve -- Interpretation -- 6.5.3.2 Concentration Ratio -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.5.3.3 Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- Price-Cost Margin -- Lerner Index (L) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- Tobin´s q -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- Profit Rate (r) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- Profit to Sales Ratio -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- Relative Profit Differences (RPD) -- Calculation -- Interpretation -- 6.6 Agriculture Productivity Measurements as Measures of Competitiveness -- 6.6.1 Concepts -- 6.6.2 Measures -- 6.6.2.1 Partial Factor Productivity (Single-Factor Productivity) -- 6.6.2.2 Total Factor Productivity (Multifactor Productivity). 6.6.2.3 The Growth Accounting Approach. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910559391603321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka [[electronic resource] ] : Volume 1: A Historical Perspective / / edited by Buddhi Marambe, Jeevika Weerahewa, Warshi S. Dandeniya
| Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka [[electronic resource] ] : Volume 1: A Historical Perspective / / edited by Buddhi Marambe, Jeevika Weerahewa, Warshi S. Dandeniya |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 394 p. 63 illus., 60 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Agricultural economics Natural resources Food—Biotechnology Sustainable development Agricultural Economics Natural Resource and Energy Economics Food Science Sustainable Development Abastament d'aliments Genètica vegetal Agricultura |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-15-2152-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Food systems in Sri Lanka: components, evolution, challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 2. Nutrition transition in Sri Lanka: a meta-analysis of the nutrition profile -- Chapter 3. Cascaded tank-village system: present status and prospects -- Chapter 4. Soil survey, classification and mapping in Sri Lanka – past, present and future -- Chapter 5. Milestones in the history of rice improvement in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 6. Vegetable breeding in Sri Lanka in retrospect -- Chapter 7. Genetic improvement for sustainability of coconut production: the Sri Lankan experience -- Chapter 8. Breaking the mould: pave the way for future cereals -- Chapter 9. Recent developments in vegetable production technologies in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 10. Input intensification in food crops production and food security -- Chapter 11. A cross section of century-long experiences in entomological research in crop sectors: directions for future research -- Chapter 12. Animal feed production in Sri Lanka: past present and future -- Chapter 13. Livestock and poultry to assure sustainability in the food system -- Chapter 14. Fisheries sector contribution for sustainable food system: past, present and future -- Chapter 15. Evolution of agricultural extension system in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 16. Performance and potential of agricultural insurance: global and Sri Lankan perspectives -- Chapter 17. Agricultural research for sustainable food systems – recommendations with special reference to Sri Lanka. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409702903321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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