Why does our global food system gives us expensive, unhealthy and bad-tasting food, where we pay more for packaging and long-distance shipping than we do for the food itself? Why do farmers and peasants from around the world lead massive protests each and every time the World Trade Organization meets?
Peter Rosset explains how the runaway free trade policies and neoliberal economics of the WTO, American government and European Union kill farmers, and give us a food system that nobody outside of a small corporate elite wants. This essential guide sets out an alternative vision for...

This book takes a fresh look at this issue in economic policy. Graham Dunkley provides a critical history of international trade and an alternative analysis to orthodox doctrines about trade policy. He argues that trade, although a natural economic process, has today become much more complex, deregulated and divorced from development than is desirable. He concludes by suggesting elements of a new approach to development and an alternative world trading and economic order.

Cities are the future. In the past two decades, a global urban revolution has taken place, mainly in the South. The 'mega-cities' of the developing world are home to over 10 million people each and even smaller cities are experiencing unprecedented population surges. The problems surrounding this influx of people - slums, poverty, unemployment and lack of governance - have been well-documented.
This book is a powerful indictment of the current consensus on how to deal with these challenges. Pieterse argues that the current 'shelter for all' and 'urban good governance' policies treat only...

This book looks ahead to consider the most likely results of the encounter between China and the international system.Environmental, cultural and perceptual matters are considered as well as more traditional economic and military issues. Underpinning the book is the question will the 21st century be 'China's Century', for China and the world?"

Offers an objective account of the science behind climate change, the potential harm that industrial economies cause to the environment, the international debates that have emerged, and the potential for mitigation. This title explores specific case studies, including the United States, Brazil, Australia, Germany, and China.

The term 'genocide' was coined in 1944, but it has been practiced for centuries. This book defines the term 'genocide' and discusses the field of comparative genocide studies. It also outlines the stages of the Holocaust, which has become the template for evaluating and defining other genocides.

Despite the fact that the United Nations officially abolished slavery and the slave trade almost 60 years ago, millions of human beings live in slavery today. Human traffickingthe official term for modern-day slaveryconsists of buying and selling people with the intent of exploiting them through forced labor or sexual acts.

This volume examines questions concerning when the US should use military force, how America should respond to globalization, and whether organizations such as the United Nations still work. It explores America's role through the perspectives of Europe, Latin America, the Islamic World, Asia, and Russia.

Examines the history behind industrialized nations' dependence on natural resources, particularly fossil fuels, as well as developing nations' increasing consumption of these resources. This guide surveys energy consumption and production trends, and presents evidence of the need to harness alternative, renewable sources of energy.