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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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Globalization of food and agriculture and the poor:
von Braun, Joachim; Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
The economic impact of globalization, particularly on poverty, and the changes in agri-food markets have received much … by focusing on the way globalization of agri-food systems affects the world's poor and its impact on food and nutrition … security in developing countries. Rather than offering a single policy prescription or simplistic messages about globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997048
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An overview of Chinese agricultural and rural engagement in Tanzania:
Bräutigam, Deborah; Tang, Xiaoyang - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The recent expansion of Chinese economic engagement in Africa is often poorly documented and not well understood. This paper is the second in an IFPRI-sponsored effort to better understand Chinese engagement in Africa’s agricultural sector. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in...
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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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Ending hunger in our lifetime: Food security and globalization
Runge, C. Ford (contributor); Senauer, Benjamin (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be critical to global peace and stability. Yet we are far from reaching the goal of reducing hunger by 2025. The authors of this book bring good news: hunger can be banished in our...
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A picture of tariff protection across the World in 2004: MAcMap-HS6, Version 2
Boumellassa, Houssein; Debucquet, David Laborde; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
MAcMap-HS6v2 is a comprehensive database providing detailed protection data at the 6 digit level of the harmonized system (HS6), i.e. more than 5000 products, for the year 2004. It includes ad valorem equivalents on MFN tariffs for 169 importing countries, as well as bilateral applied...
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The potential cost of a failed doha round:
Bouet, Antoine; Debucquet, David Laborde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This study offers new conclusions on the economic cost of a failed Doha Round. The first section is devoted to an analysis of how trade policies evolve in the long and medium runs. We show that even under normal economic conditions, policymakers modify tariffs to cope with the evolution of...
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Linking urban consumers and rural farmers in India: A comparison of traditional and modern food supply chains
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Vandeplas, Anneleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"Food supply chains are being transformed in a number of developing countries due to widespread changes in urban food demand. To better anticipate the impact of this transformation and thus assist in the design of appropriate policies, it is important to understand the changes that are occurring...
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Why is the Doha development agenda failing? And what can be done?: A computable general equilibrium-game theoretical approach
Bouet, Antoine; Laborde, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"We herein use a world Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate 143 potential trade reforms and seek solutions to the issues hampering progress in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). Inside the domain defined by all these possible outcomes, we apply the axiomatic theory of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967169
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Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in Brazil:
Filho, Joachim Bento de Souza Ferreira - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper addresses the potential effects of a world agricultural trade liberalization scenario on poverty and regional income distribution in Brazil, using an interregional applied general equilibrium (AGE) and microsimulation model of Brazil, tailored for income distribution and poverty...
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