The unnatural coupling: Food and global finance

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-86

  Ghosh, Jayati ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Commodity trade; Crisis; Financial liberalization; Food; Speculation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; LIBERALIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349118795     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2009.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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