Investments of speculative capital in staple foods : effects and omplications exemplified by the case of corn / Sebastian Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Sebastian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetable trade--Capital investments.

Vegetable trade.

Commercial products.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper elaborates on the question whether speculative capital invested on commodity futures markets has an effect on staple food, on corn in particular, between 2006 and 2008. Effects as such amount to increasing prices for this type of grain, which may be the cause for the worldwide hunger crisis. Diese Studies geht der Frage nach, inwiefern Finanzspekulationen an den Warenterminbörsen für Grundnahrungsmittel, respektive Mais (corn), die weltweite Hungersnot zwischen 2006 und 2008 ausgelöst haben, bzw. eine Mitschuld daran tragen.

Contents:

Investments of Speculative Capital in Staple Foods; Abstract; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background; 3. Discussion; 4. Conclusion; 5. Recommendations; 6. Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-8386-0257-9

OCLC:

679424160