The increase in food prices represents a major crisis for the world's poor. This paper aims to review the evidence on the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub-Saharan Africa as the negative impact on net poor consumers outweighs the benefits to poor producers...
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تفاصيل
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2008/10/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS4738
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1
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2010/7/01
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Disclosed
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Rising food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa : poverty impact and policy responses
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food price
تنزيل الملفات
تقرير كامل
نسخة رسمية من الوثيقة (قد تضم توقيعات، الخ)
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