ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) by offering a historical-political analysis in order to investigate the role of the state in entitlement generation. It examines how the PFDS of Bangladesh has evolved, developed, multiplied and diversified with special reference to its ‘target errors’ and ‘leakage errors’. The chapter addresses the politics of entitlement generation under the auspices of state, generally known as the PFDS in Bangladesh. It deals with the state mechanisms/initiatives of market regulation essential for price stabilization. To promote food availability and increase food accessibility, food subsidies and food price stabilization schemes have been implemented in most nations of the world concurrently. Price stability is important for both producers and consumers since it helps maintain production incentives and ensures adequate access. The challenges of food accessibility are linked with the nature of the state’s particularly weak capacity, poor governance, rent-seeking behaviour, corruption and partial reform.
