Re: [Pen-l] Japanese rice protection

[raghu <mraghu01@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Gar Lipow <gar.lipow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It seems overwhelmingly mainstream economic opinion that Japanese rice
> protection is without justification, with huge costs to Japanese
> consumers and no benefits. Is this a case where the mainstream is
> right, or are there legit food securit and social welfare arguments to
> be made for being able to produce a staple locally? It is always
> interesting to look at the poster children for the conventional
> wisdom.

Isn't there a strong environmental sustainability argument for growing
food locally? In the case of poor countries there is also a strong
argument to be made for food self-sufficiency for national security
and stability.
-raghu.

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