Turkmenistan The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies

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Gonzalo Pastor

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ron van Rooden

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - European Department

Date Written: June 2000

Abstract

This paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan. It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole. The paper calls for the development of nontraditional agricultural crops, which are more profitable than wheat and cotton in the international commodity markets, and a comprehensive and sustained reform strategy for the agricultural sector.

Keywords: agricultural policies transition economies cost of protection

JEL Classification: O11 O13 O21 Q1

Suggested Citation

Pastor, Gonzalo and van Rooden, Ron, Turkmenistan The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies (June 2000). IMF Working Paper No. 00/98, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=879655

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Ron Van Rooden

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