Commodity Policy Issues for the 1980s

Agricultural commodity markets in India: Policy issues for growth

Strengthening institutions in spot and derivative markets for commodities is a necessary ingredient of the liberalisation process in agriculture, and can impact upon the lives of millions. In this paper, we describe the existing market design prevalent on both the spot and the futures markets. We show some evidence on the role played by the nascent futures markets in price discovery. We documen...

An Introduction to Policy Delphi; A tool for discovering the opposing views on health policy issues

Objective: In this review, we investigated various aspects of Policy Delphi technique to make decision-makers more aware of this pertinent method so that they can use it in their policy decisions in their organizations. Information sources and selected methods for study: This study was conducted using a review method and by searching the related literature in databases such as PubMed, Scopus a...

THE STATE OF INDUSTRY IN THE THIRD WORLD IN THE 1980s: ANALYTICAL AND POLICY ISSUES

This paper examines the state of industry in the Third World during the 1980s in a longer term perspective and comments on a range of analytical and policy issues connected with its future development. Two main questions are addressed: In what ways and to what extent has Third World industrialization been affected by the post-1979 world economic crisis? What factors account for the widely diver...

Mental health and social policy: initiatives for the 1980s.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY: INITIATIVES FOR THE 1980s