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Decentralization in Peru's Agricultural Policy: A Critical Review from 1993 to 1998

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  • Anja Heuft
  • Gertrud Buchenrieder

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In 1983 decentralization was already being described as the latest fashion in development administration and it has been gaining in popularity ever since. This theoretical concept has been embraced world-wide and incorporated into economic and political reform plans. In this paper, the proclaimed desire for decentralization in Peru's public administration is tested by reviewing the example of its agricultural policy and in particular its strategy with regard to public agricultural subsidies. The objectives of the paper are: (1) to illustrate the discrepancies between the theoretical objectives of decentralization and how it is implemented in practice; (2) to analyse the structure of Peru's agricultural support policies, evaluate the process of decentralization in this sector and subsequently identify possible problem areas and make policy recommendations; and (3) using the regionally differentiated public expenditures for the agricultural sector in the period from 1993 to 1998, to cross-check the lip-service paid to decentralizing agricultural policy in Peru.

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  • Anja Heuft & Gertrud Buchenrieder, 2003. "Decentralization in Peru's Agricultural Policy: A Critical Review from 1993 to 1998," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 341-363.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:31:y:2003:i:3:p:341-363
    DOI: 10.1080/1360081032000111733
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