Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects
On almost any street corner in Cairo one can buy a tamaya orfalafel sandwich for a few cents. This daily fare is a microcosm of the government's involvement in food pricing. The fava beans in the sandwich are subsidized. The oil in which they are fried is subsidized. The bread is subsidized. The tea...
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| description | On almost any street corner in Cairo one can buy a tamaya orfalafel sandwich for a few cents. This daily fare is a microcosm of the government's involvement in food pricing. The fava beans in the sandwich are subsidized. The oil in which they are fried is subsidized. The bread is subsidized. The tea one might have with the sandwich is subsidized, as is the sugar used to sweeten it. Furthermore, the sandwich will probably be wrapped in a newspaper that is likely to contain a speech or an editorial on the subsidy system. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611012025-04-08T18:26:40Z Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects Alderman, Harold subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies On almost any street corner in Cairo one can buy a tamaya orfalafel sandwich for a few cents. This daily fare is a microcosm of the government's involvement in food pricing. The fava beans in the sandwich are subsidized. The oil in which they are fried is subsidized. The bread is subsidized. The tea one might have with the sandwich is subsidized, as is the sugar used to sweeten it. Furthermore, the sandwich will probably be wrapped in a newspaper that is likely to contain a speech or an editorial on the subsidy system. 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:29Z 2024-11-21T09:53:29Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161101 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Alderman, Harold. 1988. Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 11. Pp. 171-182. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161101 |
| spellingShingle | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies Alderman, Harold Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| title | Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| title_full | Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| title_fullStr | Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| title_short | Food subsidies in Egypt: Benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| title_sort | food subsidies in egypt benefit distribution and nutritional effects |
| topic | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies |
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