The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in South Africa

Johann Kirsten

No wp-2012-102, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper analyses the food price trends in South Africa during two periods of rapid food price inflation that occurred in the decade 2000-10 and unpacks the political reaction and policy responses to the food price crises in these two periods. Based on personal recollection of events during the past decade, interviews with former politicians and state officials, as well as a thorough investigation of relevant cabinet and government documents it is concluded that agricultural and food policy in South Africa remained largely unchanged with no controls or regulations introduced.

Keywords: Food; supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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