Recent global food price shocks: Causes, consequences and lessons for African governments and donors

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Abbott, Philip ^a   de Battisti, Adeline Borot ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMMODITY PRICE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; FOOD MARKET; GLOBAL ECONOMY; IMPORT; INFLATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; MACROECONOMICS; PRICE DYNAMICS; RICE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TAX SYSTEM;

AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 79955413496     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejr007     Document Type: Article

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