The liberalization of the agricultural sector in general and the rice sub-sector in particular has been a major component of Bangladesh's structural adjustment program initiated in 1992. However the government continued to intervene in the rice sub-sector. This thesis examines whether the regional rice markets have become spatially integrated following the liberalization of the rice market. Johansen co-integration test indicated that there are at least three co-integration vectors indicating rice markets in Bangladesh during the study period are moderately linked together. The short run...
The liberalization of the agricultural sector in general and the rice sub-sector in particular has been a major component of Bangladesh's structural a...