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dc.contributor.authorTrego, Rachel*
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-21T10:09:34Zen
dc.date.available2013-02-21T10:09:34Zen
dc.date.issued2011-06-22en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614524.2011.562879en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/270019en
dc.descriptionEgypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural and urban policies, the price differentials between subsidised and free-market goods, and the extent of coverage of the system. The study finds that the food-subsidy system mitigated some negative impacts for the population, but exacerbated other challenges.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent12en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-functioning-of-the-egyptian-food-subsidy-system-during-food-price-shocks-270019
dc.subjectFood and livelihoods
dc.subjectGovernance and citizenship
dc.titleThe functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocksen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countryEgypten
oxfam.subject.keywordFood security
oxfam.subject.keywordFood prices
oxfam.subject.keywordSocial protection
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.issuenameGlobal food-price shocks and poor people: themes and case studiesen
prism.number4-5en
prism.volume21en
dc.year.issuedate2011en


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