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ABSTRACT
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ACRONYMS
CHAPTER ONE Introduction
1.1 General Background
1.2 Significance or rationale of the study
1.3 Research objectives
1.4 Delineation and limitat-ion
1.5 Outline of the study and main creativities
CHAPTER TWO Conceptual Framework and Literature Review
2.1 Conceptual framework
2.1.1 Market and market structure
2.1.2 International trade and theories
2.1.3 The Theory of Competitive Advantage
2.1.4 Market power
2.1.5 Residual Demand Elasticity (RDE)
2.2 Literature review On Residual Demand Elasticity-RDE
CHAPTER THREE Rice Economy of the Exporters and Importers
3.1 Rice Economy of Exporting Countries
3.1.1 India
3.1.2 Pakistan
3.1.3 Thailand
3.1.4 United States of America (USA)
3.2 Rice Economy of Importing Countries
3.2.1 Nigeria
3.2.2 Indonesia
3.2.3 Philippines
3.2.4 Iran
3.2.5 Saudi Arabia
CHAPTER FOUR Research Methodology
4.1 Overview of sample data
4.2 Method of selection and rational
5.3 Limitation of data
5.4 Theoretical Framework and Model Description
5.4.1 Framework for Analyzing the Competitiveness in the Global Market
5.4.2 Residual Demand Elasticity (ROE)
CHAPTER FIVE Competitiveness of the Exporters and Importers
5.1 Rice Export,Production and Constraints of the Exporters
5.1.1 India,rice production,constraints and export
5.1.2 Pakistan,rice production,constraints,and export
5.1.3 Thailand,rice production,constraints and export
5.1.4 USA,rice production,constraints and export
5.2 Rice Import,Production and Constraints of the Importers
5.2.1 Nigeria,rice production,constraints and import
5.2.2 Indonesia,rice production,constraints and import
5.2.3 Iran,rice production,constraints,and import
5.2.4 Philippines,rice production,constraints and import
5.2.5 Saudi Arabia,rice production,constraints and import
5.2.6 Trade (Import) facilitation of the Importing countries
5.3 Comparison of the Competitiveness of the Exporters and Importers
5.3.1 Defivered cost
5.3.2 Product Differentiation
5.3.3 Reliability of supply
CHAPTER SIX Market Power of the Exporters
6.1 Measuring the Market Power of the Exporters
6.1.1 Market prices
6.1.2 Market share of the selected exporters
6.1.3 Residual Demand Elasticity Measuring Market Power
6.2 Results and analysis of RDE
6.3 Factors Influencing the Export Prices
CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion and Recommendations
7.1 Conclusion
7.2 Competitiveness of the exporters
7.3 Market power and export prices
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APPENDIX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RESUME
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