Screen LibraryCompetition and efficiency in international food supply chains：improving food security
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Earthscan food and agriculture |
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| Carrier Form: | vii, 260 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780415520713 (hardback) 0415520711 (hardback) 9780415520720 (pbk) 041552072X (pbk) |
| Index Number: | TS201 |
| CLC: | TS201 |
| Call Number: | TS201/W724 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. "Why have food crises been more frequent in recent years, compared to the last few decades? This book examines an array of different distortions that are causing food supply chain dysfunction in many countries, particularly for staple non-perishable foods such as grains and pulses. It outlines the underlying changes that are currently occurring, which will have an influence on the direction of future food supply chains, and provides some solutions to the current food security problem. Based on an analysis from total regulation in the 1950s-60s through to deregulation during the 1980-90s ... "This book examines an array of different distortions that are causing food supply chain dysfunction in many countries. It outlines the underlying changes that are currently occurring, which will have an influence on the direction of future food supply chains, and provides some solutions to the current food security problem"-- |