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

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  • Christopher Delgado
  • Nicholas Minot
  • Marites Tiongco

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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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  • Christopher Delgado & Nicholas Minot & Marites Tiongco, 2005. "Evidence and Implications of Non-Tradability of Food Staples in Tanzania 1983-98," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(3), pages 376-393.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:41:y:2005:i:3:p:376-393
    DOI: 10.1080/0022038042000313291
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