Subtitled 'How the poor pay for free trade', this unassuming volume
provides a wealth of background information and compelling
arguments against the unfettered adoption of free trade, especially
when it involves food. It is easy to accept unquestioningly the
received wisdom that protectionism leads to world recession and the
kind of conditions that in part lead to the Second World War, yet
Madeley, a writer and broadcaster specializing in Third World
development issues, argues that a blanket approach to importing and
exporting food, where the balance of power lies in the hands of a
few multinational companies, is potentially fatal to those who
would otherwise eke out a living from subsistence farming. The book
covers issues such as dumping in developing countries (cheap
imports mean that local farmers go out of business), genetically
modified crops (leading to lack of biodiversity and an increasing
dependence of farmers on corporations), the effect of climate
change on small-scale producers, the responsibilities of the IMF,
WTO and other organizations and much more. The anti-globalization
demonstrations that have marked many international summits in
recent months are a telling reminder that globalization has its
opponents. Here is a chance to read some of the compelling
counter-arguments and form your own opinion. (Kirkus UK)
As the fallout from the Seattle meeting of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) continues, John Madeley explores some key
questions about the free trade that it advocates: will free trade
in food help or hinder the abolition of world hunger?; who benefits
first? the poor? or the transnational corporations?; will free
trade help Third World farmers find new international markets?; or
will the flood of cheap, subsidized food from the North eliminate
them?; how can countries - North and South, rich and poor - protect
their farmers?; and how can self-sufficiency in food production be
achieved?;John Madeley shows that the food imports of many
developing countries are rising sharply while their food exports to
the industrial countries are not. He exposes the contradictions
between Western governments' rhetoric about reducing world poverty
and the drive to yet more trade liberalization John Madely is a
writer and broadcaster specialising in Third World devlopment and
environmental issues.
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