Lustig, Nora - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2009
rising food prices, especially when it comes to the prices of basic foods such as rice and corn. One option for governments … pressures, and if poor households lack savings or access to credit and social safety nets are inadequate, high food prices can …-term price of food staples but will also make food prices much more sensitive to the business-cycle much more than in the past …