The 2008 food price crisis : rethinking food security policies /

The 2008 food price crisis : rethinking food security policies /

This paper examines the 2008 global food price crisis, identifying long- and short-term causes as well as the two factors which distinguish the 2008 food price increases from earlier episodes - speculation and diversion of food crops to biofuels. The paper contends that while most attention has been...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mittal, Anuradha, 1967-
Corporate Authors: Group of Twenty-four, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : United Nations, 2009
Series:G-24 discussion paper series no. 55
Subjects:
Agricultural productivity > Developing countries
Financial crises
Food prices > Developing countries
Food supply > Developing countries
Nahrungsmittelpreis
Nahrungsmittelversorgung
Welt

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Stanford University

Holdings details from Stanford University
Call Number: HF1371 .G8 F NO.56
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Harvard University

Holdings details from Harvard University
Call Number: HD9018.D44 M57 2009

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