@article{Guanwardana:136196,
      recid = {136196},
      author = {Guanwardana, P.J.},
      title = {Concessional Sales, Open Market Demand and Consumption of  Rice in Sri Lanka, 1953-1989},
      address = {1997},
      number = {408-2016-25456},
      pages = {23},
      year = {1997},
      abstract = {This paper analyses the impact of concessional sales of  rice under public food distribution schemes on the open  market demand and total consumption of rice in Sri Lanka  from 1953 to 1989. The results show that, on average, 73  per cent of the concessional issues of rice under the  non-targeted (universal) rationing scheme during 1953-1977  has served to replace a potential quantity that would have  otherwise been demanded by consumers in the open market.  The remaining 27 per cent has served as an addition to the  total quantity of rice consumed in the country. Under the  rationing and food stamp schemes targeted towards low  income households, the annual average replacement of the  quantity of open market rice was 51 percent during  1978-1989, while the addition to the total consumption of  rice was 49 per cent. This suggests that the targeting of  public rice distribution during 1978-1989 was fairly  successful in maintaining the consumption of rice,  particularly by low-income households.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/136196},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.136196},
}