Description: Part I: Introduction. 1. Agenda for Policy Reforms in Agribusiness; S.S. Sidhu, M.S. Mudahar. Part II: Agribusiness In Economic Development. 2. Development Thought and Development Assistance: Implications for Agricultural and Agribusiness Development; V.W. Ruttan. 3. Economic Development Process and Experience; E.P. Geiger. Part III: Approaches and Guidelines. 4. Privatization of Agribusiness; F.E. Walters. 5. Privatization and Deregulation of Agribusiness; E.P. Geiger. 6. Privatization and Deregulation of Support Services; M. Petit, S. Gnaegy. 7. Privatization of Agribusiness Input Markets; B.L. Bumb. 8. Privatization and Deregulation of the Fertilizer Sector; D.I. Gregory. Part IV: Enabling Policy Environment. 9. Exchange Rates and the Performance of Agribusiness Markets; G.E. Schuh. 10. Role of Patents and Intellectual Property Rights for the Development of Agribusiness Markets; R.E. Evenson. 11. Limitations of Loan Targeting and Life After Reform; D.W. Adams. 12. Role of Banking and Finance to Promote Trade and Agribusiness Development; J.B. Copeland. 13. Environmental Regulations and the Fertilizer Business; J.J. Schultz. Part V: Selected Case Studies. 14. Strategies for Agribusiness Development: World Bank Experience; E. Chobanian. 15. Reforming Agriculture and Agribusiness in Russia; M.S. Mudahar. 16. Liberalization of Agricultural Input Markets in Bangladesh; R. Ahmed. 17. Private-Sector Imports of Fertilizers and Pesticides in Bangladesh; A. Samad. 18. Reforming Fertilizer Markets in East Africa; A.J.S. Sodhi. Part VI: Lessons for Policy Reform. 19. Policy Reform and Agribusiness Development; S.S. Sidhu, M.S. Mudahar. Contributors.

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