Thai 'rice mortgages' carry fiscal and export risks

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  • Evolution of rice mortgages
  • Thaksin's price support scheme: 2001-06
  • Policy during 2006-08
  • Abhisit's income support: 2008-11
  • Yingluck's initiative
  • Benefiting the poor?
  • Impact on exporters
  • Fiscal consequences
  • Competitiveness of Thai rice

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