Policy Regimes and Performance of the Agricultural Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean During the Last Three Decades
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2257284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Spoor (Netherlands Institute for Social Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 381-400 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Agrarian Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-0358 • E-ISSN: 1471-0366 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1471-0366.00039 |
| OpenAlex | W2130488106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
In a review of the policy regimes and agricultural output performance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) during the past three decades, the linear sequence of pre-reform, crisis and reform, and post-reform recovery is qualified, focusing on a sample of nine LAC countries. The sector did quite well during the ISI policy regime, criticized for its price discrimination, and does not show the assumed characteristics of the 'lost decade' during most of the 1980s, as even agricultural exports (in constant terms) remained important, only to suffer from drops in international prices. Residually treated in the macro-oriented reforms, it has never regained the growth rates under the SAP policy regime, while it was expected that it would benefit more than others. These unorthodox conclusions are founded on a detailed investigation into agricultural output and export performance, correlating it with a reform index (on a country basis
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| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |