@article{Sarker:212355,
      recid = {212355},
      author = {Sarker, Rakhal Chandra and Husain, A.M. Muazzam},
      title = {PRICE MOVEMENT AND AGRICULTURE’S TERMS OF TRADE IN  BANGLADESH, 1901-81},
      journal = {Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics},
      address = {1984-12-31},
      number = {454-2016-36723},
      series = {VII},
      pages = {27},
      month = {Dec},
      year = {1984},
      abstract = {Agriculture has performed very poorly in the past. Among  others, changes in relative prices of agricultural and  non-agricultural commodities exchanged between sectors are  thought to be responsible for this poor performance. The  study, therefore, endeavours to analyse the nature of price  movement and the terms of trade between agriculture and  non-agricultural sectors for the period 1901-81.

                The study reveals that during the study period  agricultural prices were more fluctuating than  non-agricultural prices and that instability in all prices  increased in Bangladesh since 1971, but again the degree  was higher for agricultural than for non-agricultural  prices. The long term trend analysis shows that during  1947-81 terms of trade gradually moved against agriculture  and the situation was more adverse for cash crops and  non-cereals. In conclusion, it has been suggested that  price stabilization should be an important objective of  agricultural price policy and that agricultural price  parity should be given due emphasis in determining prices  of inputs and output.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212355},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212355},
}