Evidence and Implications of Non-Tradability of Food Staples in Tanzania 1983-98

Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This conclusion is demonstrated and the implications are assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Delgado, Christopher ; Minot, Nicholas ; Tiongco, Marites
Published in:	Journal of Development Studies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0022-0388. - Vol. 41.2005, 3, p. 376-393
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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