Bathrick, D. D.2016-04-192016-04-191998Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Discussion Paper 260-89629-630-xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66079Metadata only recordThe author describes the almost revolutionary changes that have taken place in the economic arena in recent years. This is a story of paradigm shift, where government-led economic growth through the 1970s gave way to the increasingly market-led growth we see now. The emergence of the market in the context of globalization has meant the reduction of biases against agriculture; an emphasis on flexible responses in the production of goods and services; strengthened links between local, national, and international economies; greater integration of different sectors of the economy; and increased importance of the private sector.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightRural developmentGovernment institutionsGovernment policyGovernmentEcosystem GovernanceAbstractCopyright 1998 International Food Policy Research Institute