#131 Fadhel Kaboub: Free Trade Isn't Free: Food Sovereignty And Why It Matters
The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly
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Is There a Shrinkight in Egypt?
Shrinkflation is a popular concept in incorporate america and i guess ecorporate the world, period. It happens when companies re-design their products to make them smaller or more expensive. In tunesia, pre the intervention of the i m f, during tenesia's external deth crisis in the mid 19 eighties, the loaf of bread was one kilogram before it's baked, and to day, it's 450 grams. The price goes up by a very small, you know, manageable amount. Once a year, usually during a good economic times, you raise the price. And eventually people notices.
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