Reaping Richer Returns, Preliminary Overview: Public Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth

Reforming the design and implementation of these subsidy programs while prioritizing government spending in favor of high-return core public goods and policies could produce significant gains. For this reason, this book argues for a rebalancing of the composition of public agricultural spending in o...

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Main Author: Goyal, Aparajita (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2016
Series:Other Agricultural Study
Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Reforming the design and implementation of these subsidy programs while prioritizing government spending in favor of high-return core public goods and policies could produce significant gains. For this reason, this book argues for a rebalancing of the composition of public agricultural spending in order to reap robust development dividends. The authors hope that the findings presented here will resonate with policymakers concerned with agricultural policies, and more specifically with public spending programs that aim to improve the productivity of African agriculture
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
DOI:10.1596/25782