FOOD POLITICS WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW
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 underregul...
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| 505 | 0 | # | |a Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION OF FOOD POLITICS; 1 An Overview of Food Politics; What is food politics?; Is food politics driven by material interests or by social values?; Is food politics a global or a local phenomenon?; Who are the most important actors in food politics?; Has the politics of food and agriculture recently been changing?; 2 Food Production and Population Growth; Who was Thomas Malthus, and why did he see hunger as inevitable?; Was Malthus ever influential?; Are Malthusians still influential? |
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