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  "title": "Turkmenistan: The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, June 1, 2000",
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  "summary": "This paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan. It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole.",
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      "content": "- The paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan.\n- It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole.\n- The paper calls for the development of nontraditional agricultural crops, which are more profitable than wheat and cotton in the international commodity markets.\n- The paper calls for a comprehensive and sustained reform strategy for the agricultural sector."
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      "content": "- Develop nontraditional agricultural crops that are more profitable than wheat and cotton in international commodity markets.\n- Design and implement a comprehensive and sustained reform strategy for the agricultural sector (no further specification provided on sequencing or instruments in the source summary)."
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      "content": "- Agricultural commodities\n- Agricultural policy\n- Agricultural sector\n- Commodities\n- Economic sectors\n- Exchange rates\n- Exports\n- Foreign exchange\n- International trade"
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      "content": "- Agricultural commodities, agricultural policies, Agricultural policy, Agricultural sector, Central Asia, cost of protection, Eastern Europe, energy import price, exchange rate, Exchange rates, Exports, f.o.b. export price, import contract, price, procurement price, transition economies, Turkmen economy, Turkmen government, Turkmenistan, unit value index, WP\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Turkmenistan-The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies - WP/00/98\n  - Turkmenistan-The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies - WP/00/98 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Turkmenistan-The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies - WP/00/98 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/turkmenistan-the-burden-of-current-agricultural-policies-3588"
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451852134.001",
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