| Commodity Dependence and Development: Suggestions to tackle the Commodities Problem |
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(A joint publication by South Centre and ActionAid) ... - April 2008 Executive Summary
A positive correlation has been found between dependence on primary agricultural commodities and poverty, as measured by the human development index. This is due to three prominent features of commodity markets: price volatility; the secular decline of long-term prices; and market concentration.
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