Mittal, Anuradha

The 2008 food price crisis : rethinking food security policies - New YorkUS UN 2009 - xii, 25 p.

Examines the 2008 global food price crisis. Identifies long- and short-term causes as well as the two factors which distinguish the 2008 food price increases from earlier episodes - speculation and diversion of food crops to biofuels.

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