Afghanistan : economic incentives and development initiatives to reduce opium production / Christopher Ward, David Mansfield, Peter Oldham and William Byrd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kabul : World Bank, DFID, 2008.Description: xx, 101 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • Pamphlet SB 295 .O65 .B973 /2008
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Includes bibliography (p. 95-100).

Summary: This report discusses how to progressively reduce Afghanistan’s dependence on opium by development initiatives and shifting economic incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods. It identifies responses that can counterbalance the economic advantages of opium.