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- Book Title
- The Global Food Economy
- Publication Name
- Global Food Economy : the Battle for the Future of Farming
- Title
- The Global Food Economy
- Subtitle
- The Battle for the Future of Farming
- Format
- Perfect
- EAN
- 9781842777954
- ISBN
- 9781842777954
- Publisher
- ZED Books, The Limited
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Topic
- Technology & Engineering
- Release Date
- 16/06/2007
- Release Year
- 2007
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 10.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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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. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing countries remain impoverished. Food miles, mounting toxicity and the 'ecological hoofprint' of livestock mean that the global food economy rests on increasingly shaky environmental foundations. This book looks at how such a system came about, and how it is being enforced by the WTO. Ultimately, Weis considers how we can find a way of building socially just, ecologically rational and humane food economies.
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ZED Books, The Limited
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1842777955
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9781842777954
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Publication Name
Global Food Economy : the Battle for the Future of Farming
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
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Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
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'I hadn't imagined that a small book could do justice to so large a topic before I read Tony Weis on the global food economy - it's necessary and terrific: intellectually rigorous and informative, full of insight and provocation.'Henry Bernstein, SOAS'A searing indictment of big agri-businesses ... A sane and passionate plea to reorder the global food economy ... The book ... should find a place in our bookshelf.'Economic and Political Weekly'A sweeping overview of the contradictions and crises in the global food economy.'Food Ethics, Praise for the first edition of The Global Food Economy : 'This is the book I have been waiting for. Tony Weis gives an ecological foundation to analysis of food regimes, something that many of us having been attempting in less capable ways for some time' Harriet Friedmann, Journal of Agrarian Change 'Finally, a book summarizing the current state of agricultural policies that my mother could read, and that can stand up to a critical eye...In this effort, Weis succeeds with flying colours' K.R. Avils-Vsquez, Development and Change 'I hadn't imagined that a small book could do justice to so large a topic before I read Tony Weis on the global food economy - it's necessary and terrific: intellectually rigorous and informative, full of insight and provocation.' Henry Bernstein, SOAS 'A searing indictment of big agri-businesses ... A sane and passionate plea to reorder the global food economy ... The book ... should find a place in our bookshelf.' Economic and Political Weekly 'A sweeping overview of the contradictions and crises in the global food economy.' Food Ethics 'Compact and readable, Tony Weis confronts head-on the forces that have brought about the paradoxes in the production and distribution of food around the world.' The New Agriculturist 'A patient and enthusiastic insight into a key aspect of international development and environmentalism.' Red Pepper 'A powerful book ... incorporate[s] so many components into its contained and up-to-date narrative, it is well worth reading by both scholars advanced along the road of global food and agricultural studies, and by those who reside in Weis's state of original unconsciousness ... Weis has made an impressive and valuable contribution to a burgeoning scholar-activist literature that seeks not just to show us the dangerous flaws and injustices of our contemporary models of food production, but also to indicate where we might go for practical and meaningful alternatives.' Josh Brem-Wilson, Organization and Environment 'Students new to the political economy/ecology of food and agriculture...sometimes struggle to place the various components of the global agrifood system into a coherent conceptual framework. This book will be a useful tool for such students, as it outlines both the causes and impacts of accelerating structural changes around the globe in one accessible narrative.' P.H. Howard, Agriculture and Human Values 'Tony Weis ... presents a highly informative narrative ... [and] provides abundant fact-based arguments to confidently engage in political dialogue on the driving forces of a food system seemingly in perpetual crisis ... With his important book on this vital topic, Tony Weis has provided nothing less than a solid departure point for such debate.' Glenn Brigaldino, Review of African Political Economy 'At last, here is a book that draws together the differing historical-geographical trajectories that today invite discussion of a specifically global agricultural dilemma, and what might be done about it ... this is an uncommonly synthetic and focused book.'Daniel Niles, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Praise for the first edition of The Global Food Economy : 'This is the book I have been waiting for. Tony Weis gives an ecological foundation to analysis of food regimes, something that many of us having been attempting in less capable ways for some time' Harriet Friedmann, Journal of Agrarian Change 'Finally, a book summarizing the current state of agricultural policies that my mother could read, and that can stand up to a critical eye...In this effort, Weis succeeds with flying colours' K.R. Avils-Vsquez, Development and Change 'I hadn't imagined that a small book could do justice to so large a topic before I read Tony Weis on the global food economy - it's necessary and terrific: intellectually rigorous and informative, full of insight and provocation.' Henry Bernstein, SOAS 'A searing indictment of big agri-businesses ... A sane and passionate plea to reorder the global food economy ... The book ... should find a place in our bookshelf.' Economic and Political Weekly 'A sweeping overview of the contradictions and crises in the global food economy.' Food Ethics 'Compact and readable, Tony Weis confronts head-on the forces that have brought about the paradoxes in the production and distribution of food around the world.' The New Agriculturist 'A patient and enthusiastic insight into a key aspect of international development and environmentalism.' Red Pepper 'A powerful book ... incorporate[s] so many components into its contained and up-to-date narrative, it is well worth reading by both scholars advanced along the road of global food and agricultural studies, and by those who reside in Weis's state of original unconsciousness ... Weis has made an impressive and valuable contribution to a burgeoning scholar-activist literature that seeks not just to show us the dangerous flaws and injustices of our contemporary models of food production, but also to indicate where we might go for practical and meaningful alternatives.' Josh Brem-Wilson, Organization and Environment 'Students new to the political economy/ecology of food and agriculture...sometimes struggle to place the various components of the global agrifood system into a coherent conceptual framework. This book will be a useful tool for such students, as it outlines both the causes and impacts of accelerating structural changes around the globe in one accessible narrative.' P.H. Howard, Agriculture and Human Values 'Tony Weis ... presents a highly informative narrative ... [and] provides abundant fact-based arguments to confidently engage in political dialogue on the driving forces of a food system seemingly in perpetual crisis ... With his important book on this vital topic, Tony Weis has provided nothing less than a solid departure point for such debate.' Glenn Brigaldino, Review of African Political Economy 'At last, here is a book that draws together the differing historical-geographical trajectories that today invite discussion of a specifically global agricultural dilemma, and what might be done about it ... this is an uncommonly synthetic and focused book.'Daniel Niles, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 'I hadn't imagined that a small book could do justice to so large a topic before I read Tony Weis on the global food economy - it's necessary and terrific: intellectually rigorous and informative, full of insight and provocation.' - Henry Bernstein, SOAS'A searing indictment of big agri-businesses ... A sane and passionate plea to reorder the global food economy ... The book ... should find a place in our bookshelf.' - Economic and Political Weekly'A sweeping overview of the contradictions and crises in the global food economy.' - Food Ethics, Praise for the first edition of The Global Food Economy : 'This is the book I have been waiting for. Tony Weis gives an ecological foundation to analysis of food regimes, something that many of us having been attempting in less capable ways for some time' Harriet Friedmann, Journal of Agrarian Change 'Finally, a book summarizing the current state of agricultural policies that my mother could read, and that can stand up to a critical eye...In this effort, Weis succeeds with flying colours' K.R. Avilés-Vásquez, Development and Change 'I hadn't imagined that a small book could do justice to so large a topic before I read Tony Weis on the global food economy - it's necessary and terrific: intellectually rigorous and informative, full of insight and provocation.' Henry Bernstein, SOAS 'A searing indictment of big agri-businesses ... A sane and passionate plea to reorder the global food economy ... The book ... should find a place in our bookshelf.' Economic and Political Weekly 'A sweeping overview of the contradictions and crises in the global food economy.' Food Ethics 'Compact and readable, Tony Weis confronts head-on the forces that have brought about the paradoxes in the production and distribution of food around the world.' The New Agriculturist 'A patient and enthusiastic insight into a key aspect of international development and environmentalism.' Red Pepper 'A powerful book ... incorporate[s] so many components into its contained and up-to-date narrative, it is well worth reading by both scholars advanced along the road of global food and agricultural studies, and by those who reside in Weis's state of original unconsciousness ... Weis has made an impressive and valuable contribution to a burgeoning scholar-activist literature that seeks not just to show us the dangerous flaws and injustices of our contemporary models of food production, but also to indicate where we might go for practical and meaningful alternatives.' Josh Brem-Wilson, Organization and Environment 'Students new to the political economy/ecology of food and agriculture...sometimes struggle to place the various components of the global agrifood system into a coherent conceptual framework. This book will be a useful tool for such students, as it outlines both the causes and impacts of accelerating structural changes around the globe in one accessible narrative.' P.H. Howard, Agriculture and Human Values 'Tony Weis ... presents a highly informative narrative ... [and] provides abundant fact-based arguments to confidently engage in political dialogue on the driving forces of a food system seemingly in perpetual crisis ... With his important book on this vital topic, Tony Weis has provided nothing less than a solid departure point for such debate.' Glenn Brigaldino, Review of African Political Economy 'At last, here is a book that draws together the differing historical-geographical trajectories that today invite discussion of a specifically global agricultural dilemma, and what might be done about it ... this is an uncommonly synthetic and focused book.'Daniel Niles, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, "A searing indictment of big agri-businesses ... A sane and passionate plea to reorder the global food economy ... The book ... should find a place in our bookshelf." -- Economic and Political Weekly "A sweeping overview of the contradictions and crises in the global food economy." -- Food Ethics "This is the book I have been waiting for. Tony Weis gives an ecological foundation to analysis of food regimes, something that many of us having been attempting in less capable ways for some time" -- Harriet Friedmann, Journal of Agrarian Change "I hadn't imagined that a small book could do justice to so large a topic before I read Tony Weis on the global food economy - it's necessary and terrific: intellectually rigorous and informative, full of insight and provocation." -- Henry Bernstein, SOAS "Finally, a book summarizing the current state of agricultural policies that my mother could read, and that can stand up to a critical eye...In this effort, Weis succeeds with flying colours" -- K.R. Avilés-Vásquez, Development and Change "'A patient and enthusiastic insight into a key aspect of international development and environmentalism." -- Praise for the First Edition, Red Pepper "'A powerful book ... incorporate[s] so many components into its contained and up-to-date narrative, it is well worth reading by both scholars advanced along the road of global food and agricultural studies, and by those who reside in Weis's state of original unconsciousness ... Weis has made an impressive and valuable contribution to a burgeoning scholar-activist literature that seeks not just to show us the dangerous flaws and injustices of our contemporary models of food production, but also to indicate where we might go for practical and meaningful alternatives." -- Praise for the First Edition, Josh Brem-Wilson, Organization and Environment "'At last, here is a book that draws together the differing historical-geographical trajectories that today invite discussion of a specifically global agricultural dilemma, and what might be done about it ... this is an uncommonly synthetic and focused book.'Daniel Niles, Annals of the Association of American Geographers " -- Praise for the First Edition, Daniel Niles, Annals of the Association of American Geographers "'Students new to the political economy/ecology of food and agriculture...sometimes struggle to place the various components of the global agrifood system into a coherent conceptual framework. This book will be a useful tool for such students, as it outlines both the causes and impacts of accelerating structural changes around the globe in one accessible narrative." -- Praise for the First Edition, P.H. Howard, Agriculture and Human Values "'Tony Weis ... presents a highly informative narrative ... [and] provides abundant fact-based arguments to confidently engage in political dialogue on the driving forces of a food system seemingly in perpetual crisis ... With his important book on this vital topic, Tony Weis has provided nothing less than a solid departure point for such debate." -- Praise for the First Edition, Glenn Brigaldino, Review of African Political Economy "Compact and readable, Tony Weis confronts head-on the forces that have brought about the paradoxes in the production and distribution of food around the world." -- Praise for the First Edition, The New Agriculturist
Table of Content
Preface 1. The Global Food Economy: Contradictions and Crises 2. The Temperate Grain-Livestock Complex 3. From Colonialism to Global Market Integration in the South 4. Entrenching an Uneven Playing Field: The Multilateral Regulation of Agriculture 5. The Battle for the Future of Farming Bibliography Notes Index
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Environmental Economics, Industries / Agribusiness, Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Development / Sustainable Development
Lccn
2007-014652
Dewey Decimal
338.1/9
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, Social Science
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