Potential efficiency gains in the Fiji sugar industry: the performance payment system
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Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 21 Number 2 2006 © Asia Pacific Press This article assesses the magnitude of expected financial gains and the nature of incentives that a performance payment based contractual system may offer in a segmented sugar industry such as Fiji’s. A performance payment system (PPS), such as the Atherton system, could give all industry stakeholders incentives to improve performance. However, in the light of operational issues, a grower-miller based PPS may be more practical. Some loss of static efficiency may occur in this second-best option but, given the gravity of industry inefficiency in Fiji, a contractual agreement to improve the performance of all parties is urgently needed. Padma Lal is a Sustainable Development Adviser with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Potential efficiency gains in the Fiji sugar industry: the performance payment system
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