random points

• speculation = adds up to 30% of the oil price (Source: A. Lopez)
• speculation = purchase of an asset with the expectation of selling it quickly for a large gain (Mastercard); http://jk22b.blogspot.com/2008/08/speculative-investment-source.html
• Rice: Seed to Market = http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/Rice/Ricedefault.htm
• bail out = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bail_out_(finance)
• 55-65% = percent of the poor people's budget allocated to food
• corporate governance = http://www.encycogov.com/WhatIsGorpGov.asp