The Challenges of High Food and Fuel Prices

The increase in the price of oil and food carry major adverse poverty and macroeconomic implications especially for fragile and small states and for low income households in all developing countries. In terms of their impact on income distribution,...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Public Sector Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK LENDING BANK POLICY BENCHMARK CAPITAL INFLOWS CASH TRANSFERS CEREALS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMERS CONTINGENCY PLANS CROSS-BORDER FLOWS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEBT FORGIVENESS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT POLICY DEBT RELIEF DELIVERY MECHANISMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPING MARKETS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISBURSEMENTS DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTLOOK EDIBLE OILS ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICES EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTERS EXPORTS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RISKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL WEAKNESSES FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICY FOOD AID FOOD GRAINS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SUBSIDIES GDP GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GRAINS GROUNDNUTS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOMES INFLATION INFLATION EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEVEL OF DEBT LIQUIDITY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MAIZE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY POLICY MULTILATERAL TRADE NEW PRODUCTS OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OUTPUT OUTSOURCING POLICY RESPONSE POLICY RESPONSES POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDICES PRICE SETTING PRICE VOLATILITY RAPID EXPANSION RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS REPAYMENTS REPAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL RESERVES SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOYBEANS STOCK MARKETS STOCKS SUBSTITUTE TAX TAX RATE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICY TRUST FUND TRUST FUNDS VEGETABLE OILS VOLATILITY WAGES WHEAT WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/16461515/challenges-high-food-fuel-prices http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12692

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/16461515/challenges-high-food-fuel-prices
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12692

The Challenges of High Food and Fuel Prices

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