Background Papers

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2006 - 2008 Distortions to Agricultural Incentives Project

1986 Anderson, Hayami and Others (AHO) study of the Political Economy of Agricultural Protection

Political Economy of Agricultural Protection: East Asia in International Perspective (pdf - 5.8mb)

1988 - 1992 Krueger, Schiff and Valdes (KSV) Study of the Political Economy of Agricultural Pricing Policies

5 Regional and Overview Volumes ("Red Books")

• KSV vol. 1 Latin America(pdf - 15mb)
• KSV vol. 2 Asia (pdf - 16mb)
• KSV vol. 3 Africa (pdf - 18.2mb)
• KSV vol. 4 A synthesis of Economics in developing countries (pdf - 14mb)
• KSV vol. 5 A synthesis of the Political Economy in developing countries (pdf - 11.3mb)

 KSV National Background Studies ("Yellow Books")  

• Argentina (pdf - 11.3mb)
• Brazil - Volume 1 (pdf - 11.4mb)  |  Volume 2 (pdf - 4.7mb)
• Chile - Volume 1 (pdf - 12.6mb)  |  Volume 2 (pdf - 5.5mb)
• Colombia (pdf - 13.3mb)
• Dominican Republic - Part 1 (pdf - 12.7mb)  |  Part 2 (pdf - 8.9mb)
• Egypt - (pdf - 11.2mb)
• Ghana - (pdf - 13.3mb)
• Korea - (pdf - 10.1mb)
• Malasya - (pdf - 18.9mb)
• Morocco - (pdf - 9.4mb)
• Pakistan - (pdf - 8.8mb)
• Philippines - (pdf - 14.7mb)
• Portugal - (pdf - 13.2mb)
• Sri Lanka - Ag Price Policies (pdf - 8.2mb) | Calculation NRP (pdf - 10.3mb)
• Thailand (pdf - 16.4mb)
• Zambia (pdf - 14mb)

Data Used in KSV National Studies

• Argentina (xls - 172k)
• Brazil (xls - 113k)
• Chile (xls - 168k)
• Colombia (xls - 185k)
• Dominican Republic(xls - 118k)
• Egypt (xls - 168k)
• Ghana (xls - 128k)
• Ivory Coast(xls - 117k)
• Korea (xls - 214k)
• Malaysia (xls - 136k)
• Morocco (xls - 179k)
• Pakistan (xls - 170k)
• Philippines (xls - 177k)
• Portugal (xls - 177k)
• Sri Lanka(xls - 155k)
• Thailand (xls - 182k)
• Turkey (xls - 186k)
• Zambia(xls - 111k)
  

Other KSV Publications

• Agricultural Incentives in Developing Countries (pdf - 7.1mb) Anne 0. Krueger, Maurice Schiff, and Alberto Valdes
• The Plundering of Agriculture in Developing Countries (pdf - 1.9mb) Maurice Schiff & Alberto Valdes
  

Click here to access the Excel Database on Global Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, 1955 - 2007

 

Last updated on Nov 3, 2008