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Food Price Increases in South Asia : National Responses and Regional Dimensions

Food price inflation not only threatens macroeconomic stability but also decreases the welfare levels of most households, especially the poorer ones, for whom food consumption constitutes a relatively large share of total expenditures. This report...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRICE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BANK MANAGEMENT BEEF BREAD BUTTER CENTRAL BANK CEREAL CROPS CEREAL IMPORTS CEREAL PRICE CEREAL PRICES CEREALS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INDICES CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER DAIRY DATA AVAILABILITY DEMAND GROWTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC CRISIS EDIBLE OILS ENERGY PRICES EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FOOD AID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CROPS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD FOR WORK FOOD GRAINS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE INFLATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUPPLIES FOOD SUPPLY FOODGRAINS FOODS FREE TRADE FUTURES GRAIN RESERVES GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEDGE FUNDS IFPRI INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET FAILURE MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MEAT MONETARY POLICIES MORTGAGE MUTUAL FUNDS NOMINAL INCOME OUTPUTS PADDY PALM OIL PESTICIDES POLITICAL ECONOMY PORK PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY PRICE INCENTIVES PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE POLICIES PRICE VARIATION PRICE VOLATILITY PRICING POLICIES PRICING POLICY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REAL INCOME REGIONAL TRADE RESERVE BANK RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RICE RICE MARKETING RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SALES SAVINGS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SPOT PRICES STATE BANK STOCK MANAGEMENT STOCK MARKETS STOCKS SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTES SUGAR SUPPLY ELASTICITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF BARRIERS TAX TAX CREDIT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION COSTS UNDERLYING PROBLEMS WAGE RATES WAGES WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHOLESALE PRICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
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