Prices, Products, and People: Analyzing Agricultural Markets in Developing Countries

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1995

Prices, Products, and People

Analyzing Agricultural Markets in Developing Countries

Edited by: Gregory J. Scott

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685857929

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The authors offer a series of applied methods, amply illustrated with research results, for data collection and analysis related to agricultural marketing in developing countries.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Foreword Hubert Zandstra Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Foreword Mike Collinson Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XXI
Introduction Agricultural Marketing Research in Developing Countries: Old Tasks and New Challenges Gregory J. Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 Field Methods
1 Rapid Reconnaissance Methods for Diagnosis of Sub-Sector Limitations: Maize in Paraguay Michael L. Morris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 Using Rapid Appraisal to Examine Coarse Grain Processing and Utilization in Mali John S. Holtzman, John A. Lichte and James F. Tefft Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3 The Policy Analysis Matrix Applied to Agricultural Commodity Markets Barry I. Shapiro and Steven J. Staal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4 A Multi-Product Sub-Sector Study in Rwanda Scott Loveridge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
5 Methods for Evaluating the Market Potential of Processed Products Gregory J. Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Part 2 Field Methods
6 Field Methods for Exploring the Role of Indigenous Rural Periodic Markets in Developing Countries Gina Porter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
7 Wall-to-Wall Fieldwork: Secondary Data Collection for Food Systems Research Gregory J. Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
8 Field and Analytical Methods for Agricultural Commercialization Studies: Guatemala Maarten D.C. Immink, Ricardo Sibrian, Jorge A. Alarcon and Herwig Hahn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
9 Industrial Organization and Market Analysis: Fish Marketing R.S. Pomeroy and A.C. Trinidad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
10 Socioeconomic Methods for the Study of Input Markets: Seed Potato in Argentina Olga Delia Vedova and Susana Brieva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Part 3 Analytical Methods
11 A Primer on Marketing Channels and Margins Gilberto Mendoza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
12 Using Microcomputer Spreadsheets for Spatial and Temporal Price Analysis: An Application to Rice and Maize in Ecuador David L. Tschirley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
13 Efficiency and Complexity: Distributive Margins and the Profits of Market Enterprises Barbara Harriss-White Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
14 Analyzing Market Integration Francesco Goletti and Eleni Christina-Tsigas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
15 Pricing Conduct of Spatially Differentiated Markets Meyra Sebello Mendoza and Mark W. Rosegrant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Part 4 Analytical Methods
16 A Financial Model for the Implementation and Evaluation of Small-Scale Agro-Enterprises Carlos Ostertag and Christopher Wheatley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
17 Markets, Transaction Costs, and Selectivity Models in Economic Development Stephan J. Goetz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
18 Measuring Welfare Benefits from Marketing Improvements: Potato Storage in Tunisia Keith Owen Fuglie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
19 Spatial Equilibrium Models in Agricultural Marketing Research: A Simplified Exposition J. Krishnaiah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
20 Programming Models: Potential Applications to Agricultural Marketing Research Scott R. Jeffrey and Merle D. Faminow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
21 Equilibrium Displacement Modelling: An Application to Indonesian Food Price Policy Roley Piggott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	481
About the Book and Editor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	495
Errata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	496

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 520

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Published: April 5, 2023
ISBN: 9781685857929