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Kryzys żywnościowy (food crisis) pierwszej dekady xxi wieku – wstępna analiza teorii
Food crisis of the first decade of the XXIST Century – preliminary analysis of theory

Author(s): Wiktor Szydło
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: food crisis; crisis; XXI century

Summary/Abstract: The article provides a brief characteristic of theories on the origins of the food crisis. Its alleviation requires a systemic reforms of the commodity future markets and agricultural inputs markets. It is doubtful that the spike of food prices in 2007-2008 was caused by the expansion of biofuel production and fast growth of Chinese economy.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 317
  • Page Range: 184-192
  • Page Count: 9