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"La creciente variabilidad y la fuerte tendencia al alza en los precios mundiales de alimentos durante los últimos dos años han sido motivo de preocupación debido a que pueden aumentar la pobreza y el hambre a nivel mundial. Al mismo tiempo, el aumento en los precios de alimentos es un...
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El sistema agroalimentario mundial está experimentando una creciente globalización. A medida que la mayoría de los habitantes del mundo se trasladan a las ciudades y los que residen en zonas rurales y están conectados con la infraestructura adoptan estilos de vida urbanizados, el consumo de...
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CONTENTS: Brief 1. Introduction / Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Sherman Robinson Brief 2. The Nature of Disagreements / Ravi Kanbur Brief 3. Growth and Poverty / Manohar Sharma, Sam Morley, and Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla Brief 4. Trade and Food Security / Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Marcelle Thomas Brief...
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"Strong upward trends and increased variability in global food prices over the past two years have led to concern that hunger and poverty will increase across the world. At the same time, rising food prices provide an incentive and opportunity for many developing countries to strengthen the...
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Globalization could and should benefit developing countries. But unlike a rising tide that lifts all boats, large and … small, globalization is unequal. It has fallen far short of its much-ballyhooed potential to help the world's poorest people … agricultural globalization to work for the poor. Unilateral measures by one side or the other will help. But only concerted effort …
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A dynamic agricultural sector is crucial for economic growth, poverty alleviation, and food security in developing countries. Although primary agricultural activities are declining over time as a share of the economy, they still represent about one-fourth of total economic activity and 60...
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This essay focuses on trends reflecting the globalization of the international economy and on changes in agricultural …
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Globalization could and should benefit developing countries. But unlike a rising tide that lifts all boats, large and … small, globalization is unequal. It has fallen far short of its much-ballyhooed potential to help the world's poorest people … agricultural globalization to work for the poor. Unilateral measures by one side or the other will help. But only concerted effort …
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"For the health community, globalization offers opportunities but also poses important challenges. Dramatic progress … attributable to preventable infectious diseases, malnutrition, and complications of childbirth. Globalization affects global health … meanings of globalization and indicators for some of its components. Using a simple framework, it examines the channels, which …
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