A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors

This paper is based on a detailed assessment of cotton sector performance in nine countries of West-Central Africa (WCA) and East and Southern Africa (ESA): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The paper builds on earlier work in ESA by Poulton et...

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Main Authors:	Tschirley, D. L., Poulton, C., Gergely, N., Labaste, P., Baffes, J., Boughton, D., Estur, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5365

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spelling	okr-10986-53652021-04-23T14:02:22Z A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors Tschirley, D. L. Poulton, C. Gergely, N. Labaste, P. Baffes, J. Boughton, D. Estur, G. This paper is based on a detailed assessment of cotton sector performance in nine countries of West-Central Africa (WCA) and East and Southern Africa (ESA): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The paper builds on earlier work in ESA by Poulton et al. (2004), asking whether the findings in that research stand up to the passage of five years time, to the inclusion of WCA with its vastly differing history and institutional setup, and to the richer set of performance indicators used in this paper. We find that the fundamental contentions in that earlier work, that increased competition will not necessarily improve performance, and that the appropriate role of government depends on the specific market structure and regulatory regime of the sector, are strongly supported. Additional new insights are generated that provide useful guidance to policy makers and stakeholders as they work to improve productivity and ensure an equitable division of benefits within the sector. 2012-03-30T07:32:29Z 2012-03-30T07:32:29Z 2009 Journal Article Cahiers Agricultures 1166-7699 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5365 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Mali Mozambique Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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description	This paper is based on a detailed assessment of cotton sector performance in nine countries of West-Central Africa (WCA) and East and Southern Africa (ESA): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The paper builds on earlier work in ESA by Poulton et al. (2004), asking whether the findings in that research stand up to the passage of five years time, to the inclusion of WCA with its vastly differing history and institutional setup, and to the richer set of performance indicators used in this paper. We find that the fundamental contentions in that earlier work, that increased competition will not necessarily improve performance, and that the appropriate role of government depends on the specific market structure and regulatory regime of the sector, are strongly supported. Additional new insights are generated that provide useful guidance to policy makers and stakeholders as they work to improve productivity and ensure an equitable division of benefits within the sector.
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author	Tschirley, D. L. Poulton, C. Gergely, N. Labaste, P. Baffes, J. Boughton, D. Estur, G.
spellingShingle	Tschirley, D. L. Poulton, C. Gergely, N. Labaste, P. Baffes, J. Boughton, D. Estur, G. A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors
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title	A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors
title_short	A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors
title_full	A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors
title_fullStr	A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors
title_full_unstemmed	A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors
title_sort	method for analyzing differential effects of reform in african cotton sectors
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A Method for Analyzing Differential Effects of Reform in African Cotton Sectors

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