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Food Retailing, Supermarkets and Food Security: Highlights from Latin America

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The importance of supermarkets in the world food economy has increased radically since the early 1990s. They are now major sellers and buyers of food items not only in developed but also in developing countries. Urbanization and the liberalization of the services sector have been important facilitators of this process. Supermarkets have a significant impact on both producers and consumers.

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  • Mehmet Arda, 2006. "Food Retailing, Supermarkets and Food Security: Highlights from Latin America," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2006-107, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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