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The Perils of Efficiency

Food Market in Chau Doc, VietnamEconomics Policy

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NEW YORKER :This spring, disaster loomed in the global food market. Precipitous increases in the prices of staples like rice (up more than a hundred and fifty per cent in a few months) and maize provoked food riots... READ MORE

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