02131nam 2200457 450 991076049690332120230502190455.01-78639-485-5(CKB)4100000011526093(MiAaPQ)EBC6376173(NjHacI)994100000011526093(EXLCZ)99410000001152609320230502d2020 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe fight against food shortages and surpluses perspectives of a practitioner /John McClintockWallingford, England ;Boston, Massachusetts :CAB International,[2020]©20201 online resource (xv, 181 pages) illustrations, maps1-78639-484-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.Fight Against Food Shortages and Surpluses, TheGrainPricesGrain tradeFood securityGrainPrices.Grain trade.Food security.338.19McClintock John842624NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910760496903321The fight against food shortages and surpluses3602024UNINA