Exploring public efforts to improve rice production in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Thailand, this analysis uses a cross-national survey by the Administration of Rice Production Project supplemented by case studies from each nation to summarize the influences that shape the chronic problems of food production.

This comparative empirical analysis of public efforts to improve rice production in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand explores theoretical questions in the field of comparative and development administration and provides detailed information on four major programs designed to alleviate the chronic problems of food prod