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The global food economy : the battle for the future of farming /

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The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat. The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weis, Anthony John, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2007.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Food industry and trade.
Food supply.
The environment
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The global food economy: contradictions and crises
  • The temperate grain-livestock complex
  • From colonialism to global market integration in the South
  • Entrenching an uneven playing field: the multilateral regulation of agriculture
  • The battle for the future of farming.