Commodity prices and the new inflation
By: Barry P. Bosworth, Robert Z. Lawrence.
Contributors: Lawrence, Robert Z., 1949-
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Prices.; Raw materials -- Prices.; Commodity control.; Inflation (Finance)
Description: The role of primary commodities in industries economies; The contribution of primary commodity price increases to inflation; Sources of commodity price fluctuations; Grain and petroleum: the role of institutional changes; The policy choices: some general considerations; Commodity stabilization policies: some specific proposals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.