Managing Quantity, Quality, and Timing in Indian Cane Sugar Production : Ex Post Marketing Permits or Ex Ante Production Contracts?

Private sugar processors in Andhra Pradesh, India use an unusual form of vertical coordination. They issue ‘permits’ to selected cane growers a few weeks before harvest. These permits specify the amount of cane to be delivered during a narrow time period. This article investigates why processors cre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patlolla, Sandhyarani, Goodhue, Rachael E., Sexton, Richard J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27689