Does food security matter for transition in Arab countries?

Food Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-115

  Maystadt, Jean François ^a,b   Trinh Tan, Jean François ^b   Breisinger, Clemens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab awakening; Conflict; Food security; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; SOCIAL POLICY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EGYPT; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; TUNISIA; YEMEN;

EID: 84897447484     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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