Paesani, Paolo; Rosselli, Annalisa - In: HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY 2014/1 (2014) 1, pp. 5-30
Commodity markets are characterized by high price volatility, inefficient resource allocation and the cyclical reappearance of excessive surpluses and shortages. Historically, these problems and their relevant socio-economic implications have been tackled by means of protectionist measures at...