The Arab Response to the Global Food Crisis

Jane Harrigan
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Jane Harrigan: University of London

Chapter 5 in The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty, 2014, pp 115-125 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract We have argued in the previous chapter that the global food crisis had a profound effect on the Arab countries in economic, social, and political terms. Arab governments have responded to this crisis with a variety of short-term measures and in many cases also with a more fundamental reappraisal of their food security strategies. The short-term responses have largely involved the introduction of a number of government interventions in the attempt to mitigate the adverse socioeconomic impact of rising food prices, whilst the longer-term responses have included a new emphasis on more domestic food production and programmes to acquire land in third-party countries.

Keywords: Food Price; Arab Country; Global Food; Food Sovereignty; Reveal Comparative Advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137339386_5

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