Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability: A Political Economy Analysis

Food price volatility is one of the major challenges facing the global agricultural system today. This was most vividly illustrated during the global food crisis of 2007–9 when price spikes occurred for key staple food commodities—such as wheat, rice, maize, and soybeans. Given the variety of reacti...

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Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:	food price volatility staple food commodities global agricultural system developing countries policy intervention 2007–08 world food price crisis Food security Maize Wheat thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
Online Access:	617900
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