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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...
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Los pobres y la globalización de los alimentos y la agricultura:
von Braun, Joachim; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
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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Shaping globalization for poverty alleviation and food security:
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
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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Trade policies and food security: Essays from IFPRI's 2002-2003 Annual Report
Watkins, Kevin; von Braun, Joachim; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996811
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Developing countries and the WTO negotiations: essay from IFPRI's 2002-2003 Annual Report
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996812
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Globalization, trade reform, and the developing countries: essay in IFPRI Annual Report
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
This essay focuses on trends reflecting the globalization of the international economy and on changes in agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996837
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Póliticas comerciales y seguridad alimentaria: Reproducción de la Memoria Anual 2002-2003 del IFPRI
Watkins, Kevin; von Braun, Joachim; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996843
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Globalizing health benefits for developing countries
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Babinard, Julie; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
"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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038203
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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
In spite of remarkable growth in Ethiopia’s agricultural production and overall real incomes (GDP/capita) from 2004/05 to 2008/09, prices of major cereals (teff, maize, wheat and sorghum) have fluctuated sharply in both nominal and real terms. International prices of cereals also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132610
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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Beginning in April 2008, lack of access to foreign exchange effectively stopped private sector wheat imports. Government imports and subsidized sales to millers and households in late 2008, subsequently increased domestic supply and lowered market wheat prices, though market prices remained...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114804