Robert H. Bates is the Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, where he has studied and provided consulting assistance in the areas of governmental reform, economic policy reform, and political economy for many countries throughout the world. He is the author of several books, including Open-Economy Politics (1998).

• Preface to the 2014 Edition, ix Preface to the 2005 Edition, xi Acknowledgments, xvii Introduction, 1 Part I. Government Interventions in Major Markets 1. Policies Toward Cash Crops for Export, 11 2. The Food Sector: The Political Dynamics of Pricing Policies, 30 3. The Food Sector: The Use of Nonprice Strategies, 45 4. The Emerging Industrial Sector, 62 Part II. Interpretation 5. The Market as Political Arena and the Limits of Voluntarism, 81 6. Rental Havens and Protective Shelters: Organizing Support Among the Urban Beneficiaries, 96 7. The Origins of Political Marginalism: Evoking Compliance From the Countryside, 106 8. Commonalities and Variations: The Politics of Agricultural Policy, 119 9. Political Reform and Economic Development, 129 Appendix A: Interrelations Between Food Supply, Demand, and Prices, 149 Appendix B: Value Received by Farmers for Export Crops, 152 Bibliography, 163 Index, 185