This report combines a careful analysis of government policy and private foodgrain markets with a detailed survey of 757 households in rural Bangladesh in November and December 1998, about two months after the floodwaters receded.
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Egypt's food subsidy system has been a mainstay of the government's long-term policy of promoting social equity and political stability.
Sudan is one of the few countries where famine still persists. Why? What are the determinants of famine in Sudan? What is the role of drought, especially in the context of economic policy failure and war? Who is affected by famine?
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The effects of the Egyptian food ration and subsidy system on income distribution and consumption
Egypt’s food subsidy system has been a mainstay of the government’s long-term policy of promoting social equity and political stability.
Since its earliest years IFPRI has conducted research on food subsidies, concentrating on methods to achieve the social objectives of subsidies without undue distortion of the economy or excessive economic and political costs.