International Grain Reserves and Other Instruments to Address Volatility in Grain Markets

International Grain Reserves and Other Instruments to Address Volatility in Grain Markets

In the long view, recent volatility of prices of the major grains is not anomalous. Wheat, rice, and maize are highly substitutable in the global market for calories, and when aggregate stocks decline to minimal feasible levels, prices become highly sensitive to small shocks, consistent with the eco...

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Main Author: Wright, Brian D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2014
Subjects:
clean water
irrigation systems
large cities
municipal water
municipal water supply
service delivery
service improvements
service providers
service provision
small rural towns
towns
urban water
utilities
water quality
water services
water supplies
water supply systems
water tariffs
water users
watersheds
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17115

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