Food Politics - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the microscope. Meanwhile, agricultural success in Asia has spurred income growth and dietary enrichment, but agricultural failure in Africa has left one-third of all citizens undernourished - and the international markets that link these diverse regions together are subject to sudden disruption. The second edition of Food Politics has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments and research on today's global food landscape, including biofuels, the international food market, food aid, obesity, food retailing, urban agriculture, and food safety. The second edition also features an expanded discussion of the links between water, climate change, and food, as well as farming and the environment. New chapters look at livestock, meat and fish and the future of food politics. Paarlberg's book challenges myths and critiques more than a few of today's fashionable beliefs about farming and food. For those ready to have their thinking about food politics informed and also challenged, this is the book to read.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	What Everyone Needs To Know (R)
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	September 2013
Authors:	Robert Paarlberg (Betty Freyhof Johnson Class of 1944 Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions:	208 x 141 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-932238-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General
LSN:	0-19-932238-4
Barcode:	9780199322381

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