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Title:Food Security and Hedonic Behaviour: A Case Study of São Tomé e Principe
Author:Carvalho, Bernardo R.P. de
Year:1998
Periodical:Food Policy
Volume:23
Issue:3-4
Period:November
Pages:263-275
Language:English
Geographic term:São Tomé and Principe
Subjects:food policy
food
Economics and Trade
Development and Technology
External link:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-9192(98)00034-7
Abstract:It is essential to study the effects structural adjustment programmes adopted in African countries have on food security, including production and consumption systems and their sustainability. This paper presents a country case study (São Tomé e Príncipe) using a specific method (the Lancaster model) to study consumption behaviour and consumption efficiency. Local food products ('matabala', taro, as an example) and competing imported foods are studied in terms of consumption choice and consumer efficiency in respect to changes in economic policy (from a centrally planned economy to a market-oriented economy). The results show that free market functioning supports local products consumption as an efficient solution in São Tomé e Príncipe. Bibliogr., sum.
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