Food Price Policy and Equity
Policies for food are much more relevant to equity considerations than policies for most other commodities. Not only is food essential for survival, but the poor spend a higher proportion of their income on food than the rich. A change in the price of food has a proportionally greater impact on thei...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1987
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| author | Ghai, Dharam Smith, Lawrence |
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| description | Policies for food are much more relevant to equity considerations than policies for most other commodities. Not only is food essential for survival, but the poor spend a higher proportion of their income on food than the rich. A change in the price of food has a proportionally greater impact on their real income and welfare. Food also is a source of income for a large proportion of the population in developing countries. Consequently, the focus here is primarily on agricultural pricing, which some claim is a major factor underlying current food problems in Africa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1610512025-04-08T18:25:48Z Food Price Policy and Equity Ghai, Dharam Smith, Lawrence food production conferences agricultural policies Policies for food are much more relevant to equity considerations than policies for most other commodities. Not only is food essential for survival, but the poor spend a higher proportion of their income on food than the rich. A change in the price of food has a proportionally greater impact on their real income and welfare. Food also is a source of income for a large proportion of the population in developing countries. Consequently, the focus here is primarily on agricultural pricing, which some claim is a major factor underlying current food problems in Africa. 1987 2024-11-21T09:53:12Z 2024-11-21T09:53:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161051 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ghai, Dharam; Smith, Lawrence. 1987. Food Price Policy and Equity. In Accelerating food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chapter 22. Pp. 278-289. In Accelerating food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mellor, John W.; Delgado, Christopher L.; Blackie, Malcom J. (Eds.). Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [by] Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161051 |
| spellingShingle | food production conferences agricultural policies Ghai, Dharam Smith, Lawrence Food Price Policy and Equity |
| title | Food Price Policy and Equity |
| title_full | Food Price Policy and Equity |
| title_fullStr | Food Price Policy and Equity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Price Policy and Equity |
| title_short | Food Price Policy and Equity |
| title_sort | food price policy and equity |
| topic | food production conferences agricultural policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161051 |
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