Is there a possible trade-off between adopting a more open trade regime and the risk of more food insecurity? This paper examines the case of Latin America, in the context of the economic reforms implemented during the late 1980s and 1990s. After a brief overview of the current agricultural...

Economic theory and econometric evidence support the thesis that the displacement of government expenditures on public goods by subsidies to private goods inhibits the performance of the farm sector. This paper presents an analysis of the influence of the mix of expenditures related to...

Beyond the City evaluates the contribution of rural development and policies to growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation in the rest of the economy, as well as in the rural space. This title brings together new theoretical and empirical treatments of the links between rural and...