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Competition and Trade Policy: The case of Botswana poultry industry

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  • Roman Grynberg
  • Masedi Motswapong

    (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis)

Abstract

The poultry sector is the most successful example of import substitution in Botswana with the country having achieved national self sufficiency. The paper describes the value chain in the industry and shows how, given the small size of the market, a high degree of market concentration exists. There is an estimate of the loss of consumer surplus from the current trade regime. The paper raises issues regarding the fundamental tension between competition and industrial policy in a small developing country. As the larger firms in the poultry industry move towards export readiness after 32 years of protection the question of a new trade and industry regime is considered.

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  • Roman Grynberg & Masedi Motswapong, 2011. "Competition and Trade Policy: The case of Botswana poultry industry," Working Papers 31, Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis.
    • Handle: RePEc:bid:wpaper:31
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    Cited by:

    1. Tshepiso Gaetsewe, 2020. "Characteristics of Firms in Botswana's Informal Economy," Working Papers 74, Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis.
    2. Tebogo B. Seleka, 2020. "Targetting Effectiveness of Social Transfer Programs in Botswana:Means-tested versus Categorical and Self-selected instruments," Working Papers 72, Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis.
    3. Phumzile Ncube & Simon Roberts & Tatenda Zengeni, 2017. "The Southern African poultry value chain: Regional development versus national imperatives," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-97, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Phumzile Ncube & Simon Roberts & Tatenda Zengeni, 2017. "The Southern African poultry value chain: Regional development versus national imperatives," WIDER Working Paper Series 097, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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    Keywords

    Botswana; Poultry industry; Competition policy; Trade policy;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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