The Politics of Land and Food Scarcity

ISBN-13: 9780415638241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 168 str.

Paolo De Castro

Opis

Through a multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an overview of the new global challenges connected with land, food supply and agriculture. It also contributes to engagement in a new global food policy, through a political analysis of land and food scarcity, including 'land grabs' by affluent countries in poorer nations.

Spis treści

Foreword  Romano Prodi  Part 1: Food Insecurity  1. There Are More of Us; We’re Better off. And Now?  2. Nature Calling  3. Reckoning with Instability  Interview: with Franz Fischler (Ex European Commissioner for Agriculture)  Part 2: Everyone’s Problem  4. Fat Cows, Lean Cows  5. Land Ahoy!  Interview: with Michael Taylor (International Land Coalition)  Part 3: A Global Food Security Policy  6. Starting from G20  Contributions: Policy Makers Taking Responsibility – Martin Schulz, President of the S&D Group, European Parliament; More Research and Greater Courage to Change – Joseph Daul, President of the EPP Group, European Parliament