Managing Food Price Risks and Instability in an Environment of Market Liberalization

This report, Managing Food Price Risks and Instability in an Environment of Market Liberalization, studies the food price instability and risk problem in low-income countries and investigates the benefits and costs of alternative policy responses, and provides guidance on how to make the transition...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Agricultural Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE POLICIES BALANCE SHEETS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CA CALORIE INTAKE CASSAVA CENTRAL BANK CEREAL IMPORTS CEREAL PRICE CEREAL PRICES CEREALS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INSTABILITY CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMER WELFARE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CROPPING PATTERNS DEVALUATIONS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION DIRECT PAYMENTS DOMESTIC FOOD PRODUCTION DOMESTIC INFLATION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFICIENT MARKET ENTRY POINTS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPOSURE EXPOSURE TO RISKS EXTERNAL TRADE EXTERNALITIES FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM SIZES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOOD AID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD CROP FOOD CROP PRODUCTION FOOD CROPS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD GRAIN FOOD GRAINS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD MARKET LIBERALIZATION FOOD MARKET REFORM FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETING SYSTEMS FOOD MARKETS FOOD NEEDS FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY ANALYSIS FOOD POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE INSTABILITY FOOD PRICE VARIABILITY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURITY POLICY FOOD SHORTFALLS FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SYSTEMS FOOD UTILIZATION FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORWARD CONTRACTS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FRUITS FUTURES GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GRAIN MARKETS GRAIN MOVEMENT GRAIN PRICES GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD FOOD HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOMES INFLATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INSURERS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOCAL MARKET LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MAIZE MAIZE MARKET MAIZE MARKET REFORMS MAIZE PRICES MAIZE PRODUCER PRICE MAIZE PRODUCERS MAIZE PRODUCTION MAIZE PRODUCTS MAIZE SUPPLY MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET PERFORMANCE MARKET PRICES MARKET REFORM MARKET REFORMS MARKET REGULATIONS MARKET RISKS MARKET SHARE MARKETING COSTS MARKETING POLICY MEAL MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NET IMPORTS NEW MARKET OUTPUT PARTICULAR COUNTRIES POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEM POST HARVEST SURVEY POTATO POTATO PRODUCTION PRICE BANDS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCENTIVES PRICE INSTABILITY PRICE LEVELS PRICE MOVEMENTS PRICE POLICIES PRICE POLICY PRICE RISK PRICE RISKS PRICE STABILITY PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE TREND PRICE VOLATILITY PRICING POLICIES PRIVATE MARKET PRIVATE MARKETS PRODUCER PRICE PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING RAPID GROWTH REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL TRADE REMOTE AREAS REMOTE REGIONS RETAIL RETAIL PRICES RICE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SALE SALES SOCIAL COSTS SORGHUM STABILIZATION POLICY STAPLE FOOD NEEDS STAPLE FOODS STOCKS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTE FOODS SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY SHOCKS SURPLUS TOTAL SALES TRADE OPPORTUNITIES TRADEOFFS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY VEGETABLES WAREHOUSE WFP WHEAT WHITE MAIZE WHOLESALE MAIZE WHOLESALE PRICE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE YELLOW MAIZE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/16274716/managing-food-price-risks-instability-environment-market-liberalization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8264