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Indonesia's Food Law Backfires

Indonesia's Food Law Backfires

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Apr 09, 2013
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In its intensifying drive for economic nationalism, the Indonesian government once again appears to have mistepped, with the passage of a food self-sufficiency law that has driven the price of beef to more than it costs in Tokyo, considered one of the world's most expensive cities.

Nor is beef the only food that has skyrocketed. The price of garlic is u…

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