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The political economy of food price : the case of Bangladesh

Raihan, Selim - 2013

Global food price hikes during 2007 and 2008 resulted in a sharp rise in staple food prices in Bangladesh. The poor and marginalized households were particularly vulnerable to such an adverse situation as their real purchasing power eroded. Several studies indicated that the adverse effects of...

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The political economy of food price : the case of Ethiopia

Assefa Admassie - 2013

to prevent potential social unrest and maintain macro-economic stability. -- agriculture ; political economy ; food price …

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The political economy of food price policy in Egypt

Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk - 2012

The study focuses on the period 2004-09 during which Egypt experienced food crisis. The political economy context on how the government responded to the crisis is analysed while pinpointing to what extent there was a pass-through effect from international to domestic prices. The complexity of...

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The impact of the 2007-08 food price crisis in a major commodity exporter : food prices, inflation, and inclusion in Brazil

Mueller, Bernardo; Mueller, Charles Curt - 2012

This paper argues that the effects of the food price crisis of 2007-08 put pressure on two variables that are of central importance to the Brazilian government: inflation and social inclusion. We describe how political institutions in Brazil in the past 25 years have given rise to a...

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Climate change, agriculture, and food security in Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Farmer, Will; Strzepek, Ken; Thurlow, James - 2011

The consequences of climate change for agriculture and food security in developing countries are of serious concern …. Due to their reliance on rain-fed agriculture both as a source of income and consumption, many low-income countries are …. -- climate change ; agriculture ; food security ; crop model ; CGE model ; Tanzania …

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Smoothing food price trends in Nigeria : political economy issues and policy vistas

Olomola, Aderibigbe S. - 2015

This study reviews the political economy issues surrounding the 2008 food crisis in Nigeria; the lessons learned from management of the crisis; analyses the performance of policies aimed at stabilizing prices; and proffers policy measures for preventing future occurrence. The study finds that the...

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The political economy of food price policy : a synthesis

Watson, Derrill D. - 2015

This paper identifies eight political economy factors that influenced governments' policy choices during the most recent global food price crisis. To explain the variety of responses and the policy failures, a framework is proposed that locates policies along the twin dimensions of unitary vs....

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The impact of remittances on household food security : a micro perspective from Tigray, Ethiopia

Abadi, Nigussie; Techane, Ataklti; Girmay Tesfay; … - 2018

While the volume of remittances to developing countries has been growing significantly over the years, the impact of remittances on food security has not received much attention. To bridge the gap this paper has examined the impact of remittances on farm household’s food security status, using...

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Simulation of options to replace the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and close the poverty gap at the food poverty line

Goldman, Maya; Bassier, Ihsaan; Budlender, Joshua; … - 2021

We use a fiscal incidence model based on the South African 2014/15 Living Conditions Survey to simulate the poverty reduction impacts of a selection of medium-to-long-term social grant options with the goal of replacing the existing special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant upon its...

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Effects of the COVID-19 crisis on household food consumption and child nutrition in Mozambique

Squarcina, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria - 2022

This study investigates the short-term impacts of an aggregate socioeconomic shock on household food consumption and children's nutrition using the case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. In response to the economic downturn, households are expected to adjust their food choices both in...

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