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Saying greedy shops have caused rising food prices is populist slop
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How imperfect technologies spread

Voters in rich countries are angry about prices. Politicians could make things worse

Higher energy costs will be felt unevenly across the food-supply chain

Parents swallow bad advice all too eagerly

Supersize capital flows are reshaping business—and building risk

It will not work, and is wrong in principle