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ID104991
Title ProperNew geopolitics of food
LanguageENG
AuthorBrown, Lester R
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last year, it means the difference between a $2 loaf of bread and a loaf costing maybe $2.10. If, however, you live in New Delhi, those skyrocketing costs really matter: A doubling in the world price of wheat actually means that the wheat you carry home from the market to hand-grind into flour for chapatis costs twice as much. And the same is true with rice. If the world price of rice doubles, so does the price of rice in your neighborhood market in Jakarta. And so does the cost of the bowl of boiled rice on an Indonesian family's dinner table.
`In' analytical NoteForeign Policy Vol. , No. 186; May-Jun 2011: p.54-62
Journal SourceForeign Policy Vol. , No. 186; May-Jun 2011: p.54-62
Key WordsGeopolitics ;  United States ;  Middle East ;  Madagascar ;  Food ;  World Price