Taking the PDS to the Poor: Directions for Further Reform
Taking the PDS to the Poor: Directions for Further Reform
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将 PDS 带给穷人：进一步改革的方向
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2001
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S. Jha
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作者：
P. Srinivasan;S. Jha
本文考察了与印度粮食公共分配系统（PDS）运作相关的成本和收益。它通过反事实模拟说明，当补贴针对穷人并考虑到间接效益时，即使在以市场价格采购PDS粮食的情况下，PDS的效益-成本比也会增加。然而，直接针对PDS的管理是困难的，并且可能导致排除穷人的错误。因此，本文考察了该系统的低效率，比较了公共储存和分销业务与私人代理的成本，并讨论了如何通过提高管理效率和依靠市场力量进行粮食空间分配来削减不断上升的政府成本。最后，它讨论了将发展中国家发展计划的目标对准穷人所涉及的问题，并审查了地理目标的可能性。
This paper examines the costs and benefits associated with the operation of the Public Distribution System (PDS) for foodgrains in India. It illustrates through counterfactual simulations how the benefit-cost ratio for the PDS increases when subsidies are targeted at the poor and indirect benefits are accounted for, even in a scenario where PDS grain is procured at market prices. However, administration of directly targeted PDS is difficult and can lead to the error of excluding the poor. The paper therefore examines the inefficiencies in the system, comparing costs of public storage and distribution operations with those of private agents and discusses how the rising government costs can be curtailed by making administration more efficient and relying on market forces for spatial distribution of grain. Finally, it discusses the issues involved in the targeting of PDS to the poor and examines the potential for geographic targeting.