Concentration and power in the food system : who controls what we eat? /
"A compelling, vital contribution to our understanding of the global food system and essential reading for students in food studies, agriculture, agri-food and geography"--Page [4] of cover.
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Published: |
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Contemporary food studies: economy, culture and politics,
volume 3 |
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Summary: |
"A compelling, vital contribution to our understanding of the global food system and essential reading for students in food studies, agriculture, agri-food and geography"--Page [4] of cover. |
Carrier Form: | vii, 207 pages : illustrations, map, forms ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-193) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781472581129 (hardback) : 1472581121 (hardback) 9781472581112 (paperback) 1472581113 (paperback) 9781472581136 (ePDF) 147258113X (ePDF) 9781472581143 (ePUB) 1472581148 (ePUB) |
Index Number: | HD9005 |
CLC: | F471.268 |
Call Number: | F471.268/H851 |
Contents: | Food system concentration: a political economy perspective -- Reinterpreting antitrust: retailing -- Structuring dependency: distribution -- Engineering consumption: packaged foods and beverages -- Manipulating prices: commodity processing -- Subsidizing the treadmill: farming and ranching -- Enforcing the new enclosures: agricultural inputs -- Standardizing resistance: the organic food chain -- Endgame? |