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Food politics : what everyone needs to know / Robert Paarlberg.

By: Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xix, 218 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780195389593 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780195389609 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.1/9 22
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?

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?

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