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focus group discussions by farmertype, methodology for, 134,135–36historical background and recentevolution of cotton sector in,38–43inclusion in study, xxv, 6, 7finput credit and extension in,76–77, 84tinput supply problem in, 205n3macroeconomic impact of cottonsector in, 148–49t, 150f, 151tmarketing of cotton from, 25oil and cake markets, 26, 27t, 98t,99–103overall competitiveness, 145,146f, 163passbook system, 77, 128performance and behavior factorsbeyond structure, 59–60bperformance and structure of sector,link between, xxvii–xxx, 154,161–64prices and pricing system in, 68–71,69t, 70tproductivity, 120f, 121f, 122quality control in, 89t, 90, 93–95,94–95b, 96, 166, 208n61,210n86reform challenges in, xxxivreform efforts in, xxivresearch in, 107–10, 108treturns to farmers, 123f, 124–26t,127–32, 129f, 133t, 209n76Savings and Credit Cooperatives, 179statistical tables, 192–93tsustainability, governance, andmanagement of cotton sector,improving, 173in typology of SSA cotton sector, xxv,xxvif, 46, 48–49, 48f, 53,59–60b, 65, 179–80tariff protections on edible oils,101, 103technology transfer, 170–71Thailand, 14Togo, 17btoll ginning, 100btransaction cost economics, 99Tschirley, David, 3, 45, 65, 73, 87, 153Turkey, 12, 14, 50bTurkmenistan, 50btypology of firms, 211n93typology of SSA cotton sectors,xxv–xxvii, 45–61. See alsocompetitive market systems;concentrated market systems;hybrid systems; localmonopolies; nationalmonopoliescompany cost efficiency by, 140, 141tcoordination and competition,46–49decision tree for, 46fdynamism in, 48f, 49, 79–80b,174–75global applicability of, 50–51bimportance of, 153–54input credit and extension affectedby. See under input credit andextensionlocation of countries within,xxvif, 48fmarket-based versus regulatedsectors, 45–46, 46foil and cake marketsoverall country typologies and,57–58t, 60–61structure and organization of,97–101, 98toverall competitiveness of,145–47, 146tpath dependency in sector structure,154, 175, 210n83performance and behavior factorsbeyond structure, 59–60bperformance and structure of sector,link between, xxvii–xxx,54–58, 55f, 57–58t, 154,161–64predicted strengths and weaknessesof different types, 51–53, 52tproductivity and, 122quality control and, 87, 88–89t,92–96, 94–95breform efforts and, xxxii–xxxiv230 INDEX