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4 articles found for keyword search: +political +economy

  • How to Manage a World Food Crisis: A Viewpoint

    C. Peter Timmer
    As this is written in mid-September 2022, the world is facing a potential food crisis worse than any since World War II. With a devastating war in Ukraine launched by Russia in late February 2022, a historic drought and heat wave in China, and an uneven monsoon in South Asia, food supplies from...
    Volume 19 Issue No. 2 (December 2022)

  • The Future of Rice in Asia: Public and Private Roles

    David Dawe and C. Peter Timmer
    The role of rice in Asia has evolved but remains central to pro-poor growth and food security. This article offers reflections based on decades of engagement with the region’s rice economy, organized around six interlinked themes: rice research, rural infrastructure, structural transformation...
    Volume 22 Issue No. 1 (June 2025)

  • How I Learned to Stabilize Rice Prices, and Why: A Retrospective Essay

    C. Peter Timmer
    This retrospective essay examines six decades of work on rice price stabilization and food security in Asia, emphasizing the critical role of stable rice prices in promoting pro-poor growth, economic development, and political stability. Based on extensive policy engagement in countries such as...
    Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024)

  • Book Review | Pro-Poor Development Policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia

    Howarth E. Bouis
    ABOUT THE BOOK: Pro-Poor Development Policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia is a collection of 25 essays on Philippine economic development, written by eminent scholars, to honor the illustrious academic and public service of Arsenio M. Balisacan. Professor Balisacan’s numerous...
    Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023)

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