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100			_aRamaswami, Bharat
245			_aEfficiency and equity of food market interventions
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1129-135.
362			_a23 Mar
520			_aThis paper reviews the economic rationale of food market interventions in India, the problems that arise in designing these policies and their performance. The evaluation points to certain directions of reform which require that the framework of a centralised public distribution system be set aside in favour of a regionally differentiated safety net of food subsidies sensitive to local consumption patterns, needs and circumstances. - Reproduced.
650			_aFood supply
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a52048
999			_c52048 _d52048