Food politics : what everyone needs to know / Robert Paarlberg.
Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013 Description: xv, 260 pages ; 22 cmISBN: 9780199322381 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780199322398 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Agriculture and state | Food supply | Food -- Marketing | Nutrition policyDDC classification: 338.1/9 LOC classification: HD1415. | P12 2013| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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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