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Public food distribution system in Bangladesh: Successful reforms and remaining challenges

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  • Shawkat Ali, A. M. M.
  • Jahan, Ishrat
  • Ahmed, Akhter U.
  • Rashid, Shahidur

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  • Shawkat Ali, A. M. M. & Jahan, Ishrat & Ahmed, Akhter U. & Rashid, Shahidur, 2008. "Public food distribution system in Bangladesh: Successful reforms and remaining challenges," IFPRI book chapters, in: Cummings, Jr., Ralph; Gulati, Ashok; Rashid, Shahidur (ed.), From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture, chapter 5, pages 103-134, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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