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SUMMARY:Lecture: \"Trade and Food Policy Alternatives for De
 veloping Countries\"
LOCATION:Sun Room\, Memorial Union
URL:http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/18542
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 n\"Trade and Food Policy Alternatives for Developing Countri
 es\,\" Will Martin\, World Bank research manager for rural d
 evelopment.\n--------------------\nMartin will speak on trad
 e policy options for developing countries and the use of tra
 de policy to fight poverty. He has published extensively on 
 such topics as the World Trade Organization and economic dev
 elopment as well as agricultural trade reform. His recent wo
 rk examines how such factors as changes in the prices of sta
 ple foods or improvements in agricultural technology can hav
 e an impact on poverty in low-income countries. Martin teach
 es frequently in World Bank training courses and is manager 
 of a number of large World Bank research projects. He obtain
 ed his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University.
  \n\nPart of the World Affairs Series.\n\nContact: lectures@
 iastate.edu\nPhone: 515-294-9934
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