Food politics : what everyone needs to know / Robert Paarlberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paarlberg, Robert L.

Series:

What everyone needs to know.

What everyone needs to know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Food supply.

Food--Marketing.

Food.

Nutrition policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

What Everyone Needs to Know

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, Paarlberg, one of the most prominent scholars writing on agricultural issues, maps out and demystifies the phenomena that newspapers and magazines have variously labeled as causes of the food crisis, often in highly alarmist tones.

Contents:

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?

Can we feed a growing population without doing irreversible damage to the environment?Is Africa facing an eco-Malthusian food crisis today?; Do Malthusians try to reduce population growth?; Do Malthusians argue that we should reduce food consumption?; 3 The Politics of High Food Prices; When did high food prices become a political issue?; What caused these spikes in international food prices?; How many people became hungry when prices spiked in 2007-2008?; Do international food price spikes cause violent conflict?; Have higher food prices triggered "land grabs" in Africa?

Have subsidies and mandates for biofuels contributed to higher international food prices?Have higher international prices become a permanent feature of food politics?; 4 The Politics of Chronic Hunger and Famine; How do we measure hunger?; How many people around the world remain chronically undernourished?; What causes chronic undernutrition?; Does chronic hunger trigger political unrest?; Is chronic undernutrition a problem in the United States?; Do developing countries have policy remedies for chronic undernutrition?; What is the difference between undernutrition and famine?

When have famines taken place?What causes famines?; How do famines end?; What has been the most successful international response to famine?; Can famine be prevented?; 5 Food Aid and Agricultural Development Assistance; What is international food aid?; Which countries get food aid?; Do rich countries give food aid to dispose of their surplus production?; Why are America's food aid policies so difficult to change?; Does food aid create dependence or hurt farmers in recipient countries?; Do governments seek coercive power from food aid?

How is agricultural development assistance different from food aid?How much international assistance do rich countries provide for agricultural development?; Which agencies operate United States agricultural development assistance?; Who benefits from agricultural development assistance?; 6 The Green Revolution Controversy; What was the green revolution?; Why is the green revolution controversial?; Did the green revolution end hunger?; Did the green revolution lead to greater rural inequality?; Was the green revolution bad for the environment?

Why did the original green revolution not reach Africa?

Notes:

Description based on publisher information.

This edition previously issued in print: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780197569870

0197569870

9780199322411

0199322414

9780199322404

0199322406

OCLC:

855504963