The end of the wheat problem?the functioning and evolution of the world wheat market, 1939-2010

  1. Ángel Luis González-Esteban 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

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Revista:
Investigaciones de Historia Económica = Economic History Research

ISSN: 1698-6989

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 19

Número: 1

Páginas: 62-74

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.33231/J.IHE.2022.10.002 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Investigaciones de Historia Económica = Economic History Research

Resumen

Las perspectivas para el comercio internacional de trigo en los años inmediatamente anteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial eran poco halagüeñas. En los años treinta el comercio y los precios se habían desplomado y numerosos países habían implementado medidas para hacer frente al llamado «problema triguero». Sin embargo, en 2010 el comercio internacional de trigo era casi diez veces mayor que tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial y las señales de desintegración en el mercado habían desaparecido. Este artículo analiza las razones que explican la extraordinaria expansión del comercio de trigo entre 1939 y 2010, explora los principales cambios en la distribución de los flujos comerciales y ofrece una explicación a esas transformaciones. La discusión se centra en variables institucionales como las políticas agrarias, el efecto de los acuerdos internacionales y la influencia del cambiante contexto histórico internacional.

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