Food politics : what everyone needs to know / Robert Paarlberg.
Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. Description: xix, 218 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780195389609 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780195389593 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Agriculture and state | Food supply | Food -- Marketing | Nutrition policyDDC classification: 338.1/9 LOC classification: HD1415. | P12 2010
Contents:
An overview of food politics -- Food production and population growth -- The politics of high food prices -- The politics of chronic hunger -- The politics of famine -- The green revolution controversy -- Food aid and food power -- The politics of obesity -- The politics of farm subsidies and trade -- Agriculture, the environment, and farm animals -- Agribusiness, supermarkets, and fast food -- Organic and local food -- Food safety and genetically engineered food -- Who governs the world food system?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
An overview of food politics -- Food production and population growth -- The politics of high food prices -- The politics of chronic hunger -- The politics of famine -- The green revolution controversy -- Food aid and food power -- The politics of obesity -- The politics of farm subsidies and trade -- Agriculture, the environment, and farm animals -- Agribusiness, supermarkets, and fast food -- Organic and local food -- Food safety and genetically engineered food -- Who governs the world food system?