Food politics : what everyone needs to know /
By: Paarlberg, Robert L
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xix, 218 p ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780195389609 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0195389603 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780195389593 (pbk. : alk. paper); 019538959X (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Agriculture and state | Food supply | Food -- Marketing | Nutrition policy | Agriculture -- Government policy | Food supply | Food -- Marketing | Social policyDDC classification: 338.1/9 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 338.19 PA FO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0040412 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-208) 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?
Examines the politics of food, discussing convenience foods, under-regulated commercial farms, backlash against environmentalists and consumer activists, agricultural failure in third world countries, and other related topics.
Adult