00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862388345 Buklod 20210310142142.0 m | | ta 210310s1991 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039458347 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-2554 Nelson, Gerald C. author. Policy reform for Philippine sugar is now the time? by Gerald C. Nelson. 1991. pages 1-19 illustrations 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-19). Recent developments in the world sugar market - probably the most distorted of all commodity markets - suggest that domestic policy responses in the Philippines need to be realigned towards a smooth transition to the world market environment. The paper first describe these events in the sugar sector as well as the external changes. It then investigates the nature and magnitude of all efficiency losses and transfers resulting from current domestic policies. Various policy options to improve the efficiency of resource use in the sector are also proposed. Sugar trade Government policy. The Philippine Review of Business and Economics Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 (June 1991), p. 1-19. (viewed 10 March 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-2554 Analytics