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UNINA9910760496903321 |
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Autore |
McClintock John |
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Titolo |
The fight against food shortages and surpluses : perspectives of a practitioner / / John McClintock |
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Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 181 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grain - Prices |
Grain trade |
Food security |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Grain in the world -- The pattern of grain prices -- The root cause of unstable grain prices -- Unstable grain prices - who wins? who loses? -- Stabilising grain prices in a closed economy -- A model of the international grain market -- Stabilising grain prices in an open economy -- Buffer stocks - technical and legal aspects -- Attitudes towards price stabilisation and buffer stocks. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book presents a logical argument, rigorously formulated, for practical policy options to fight food shortages and surpluses. It navigates the reader through issues and ideologies surrounding hunger, presents and tests hypotheses with theory and evidence, and concludes with workable policies to address food crises"-- |
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