The Politics of Hunger: The Global Food System

ISBN-13: 9780367275877 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 348 str.

John W. Warnock

Opis

Originally published in 1987. This provocative book explains the persistence of hunger, poverty, and the lack of balanced development in many countries and the central role of agriculture in economic development. It surveys the evolution of agriculture under colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Spis treści

Preface 1. The Persistence of Hunger 2. Ideological Approaches to World Hunger 3. Agriculture and Economic Development 4. Agriculture and Late Development: Latin America and Africa 5. The European Impact on Asia 6. The Industrial Food System 7. The Unequal Distribution of Population and Foodlands 8. The Loss of Foodland Resources 9. How Much Food Can the World Produce? 10. Developing Food and Agriculture Under Capitalism 11. Alternatives for Underdeveloped Countries 12. Summary and Conclusion