Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Food politics :

Paarlberg, Robert L.

Food politics : what everyone needs to know / Robert Paarlberg. - Oxford Oxford University Press 2013 - xv, 260 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-235) and index.

CHAPTER ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF FOOD POLITICS ; CHAPTER TWO: FOOD PRODUCTION AND POPULATION GROWTH ; CHAPTER THREE: THE POLITICS OF HIGH FOOD PRICES ; CHAPTER FOUR: THE POLITICS OF CHRONIC HUNGER AND FAMINE ; CHAPTER FIVE: FOOD AID AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ; CHAPTER SIX: THE GREEN REVOLUTION CONTROVERSY ; CHAPTER SEVEN: THE POLITICS OF OBESITY ; CHAPTER EIGHT: THE POLITICS OF FARM SUBSIDIES AND TRADE ; CHAPTER NINE: FARMING, THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WATER ; CHAPTER TEN: LIVESTOCK, MEAT, AND FISH ; CHAPTER ELEVEN: AGRIBUSINESS, SUPERMARKETS, AND FAST FOOD ; CHAPTER TWELVE: ORGANIC AND LOCAL FOOD ; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: FOOD SAFETY AND GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD ; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: WHO GOVERNS THE WORLD FOOD SYSTEM? ; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE FUTURE OF FOOD POLITICS ; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING ; INDEX

9780199322381 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780199322398 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2013008726


Agriculture and state.
Food supply.
Food--Marketing.
Nutrition policy.

HD1415. / P12 2013

338.1/9