Explaining the African food riots of 2007–2008: An empirical analysis

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  2013

• Venue

  Food Policy

• Publication date

  2013-04-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Environmental Science, Economics, Political Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FOODPOL.2012.12.007
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