Agricultural Trade, Policy Reforms, and Global Food Security
Authors: Anderson, Kym
Free Preview- Examines the extent, political economy causes, and economic effects of past and current interventions
- Speculates on how existing and proposed policies might develop over the next fifteen years
- Blends conceptual and empirical material
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- About this book
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This book explores the potential for policy reform as a short-term, low-cost way to sustainably enhance global food security. It argues that reforming policies that distort food prices and trade will promote the openness needed to maximize global food availability and reduce fluctuations in international food prices. Beginning with an examination of historical trends in markets and policies, Anderson assesses the prospects for further reforms, and projects how they may develop over the next fifteen years. He pays particular attention to domestic policy changes made possible by the information technology revolution, which will complement global change to deal directly with farmer and consumer concerns.
- About the authors
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Kym Anderson is Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide and the Australian National University. He has also worked at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Secretariat (now the World Trade Organization) and at the World Bank as Lead Economist, Trade Policy. He has published many books, including Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: A Global Perspective, 1955-2007.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction and Summary
Pages 1-18
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How Trade Can Boost Food Security
Pages 19-38
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The Long History of Food Globalization
Pages 39-60
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The Evolution of Food Trade Patterns Since 1960
Pages 61-83
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Market-Distorting Policies: Long-Run Trends and Short-Run Insulation
Pages 85-112
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Agricultural Trade, Policy Reforms, and Global Food Security
- Authors
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- Kym Anderson
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-46925-0
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-46925-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-47168-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-69214-9
- Series ISSN
- 2662-3889
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXV, 370
- Number of Illustrations
- 110 b/w illustrations
- Topics
