An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure, Conduct and Performance
It has always been alleged that the padi market is monopoly-monopsonistic in structure, inclUding the traders to behave collusively and unethically, thus reaping excessively high profit margins. However, the market in reality is competitive but the existence of credit-tie has defied the benefits o...
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| description | It has always been alleged that the padi market is monopoly-monopsonistic in structure, inclUding
the traders to behave collusively and unethically, thus reaping excessively high profit margins. However, the
market in reality is competitive but the existence of credit-tie has defied the benefits of a competitive market
from being passed on to the farmers. The instability of the rice market and the pressure of the fixed minimum
support and ceiling prices, forced the traders to indulge in various malpractices to maintain their profit
margin. Though on the whole, the profit made by the traders is reasonable, the evidence of unethical behaviour
suggests that the profit earned is higher than it should be under a fair marketing practice |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-21132013-05-27T06:58:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2113/ An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure, Conduct and Performance Mohammad Arshad, Fatimah It has always been alleged that the padi market is monopoly-monopsonistic in structure, inclUding the traders to behave collusively and unethically, thus reaping excessively high profit margins. However, the market in reality is competitive but the existence of credit-tie has defied the benefits of a competitive market from being passed on to the farmers. The instability of the rice market and the pressure of the fixed minimum support and ceiling prices, forced the traders to indulge in various malpractices to maintain their profit margin. Though on the whole, the profit made by the traders is reasonable, the evidence of unethical behaviour suggests that the profit earned is higher than it should be under a fair marketing practice 1982 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2113/1/An_Evaluation_of_the_Malaysian_Padi_and_Rice_Market_Structure.pdf Mohammad Arshad, Fatimah (1982) An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure, Conduct and Performance. Pertanika, 5 (2). pp. 164-177. English |
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| title | An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure,
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| title_full | An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure,
Conduct and Performance |
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| title_full_unstemmed | An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure,
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| title_short | An Evaluation of the Malaysian Padi and Rice Market Structure,
Conduct and Performance |
| title_sort | evaluation of the malaysian padi and rice market structure conduct and performance |
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