Uses a series of wide-ranging case studies from Britain, the United States, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Latin America to show how the agro food system - how we are all provisioned in food and agricultural products - is global in scope, but also how it differs from manufacturing. This book reveals the importance of new forces at work which are reshaping how agriculture is being industrialized and what some of its consequences and limits are around the world. The industrialization of nature often runs up against problems thrown up by its biological characteristics - health, consumer...
Uses a series of wide-ranging case studies from Britain, the United States, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Latin America to show how the agro fo...
In an increasingly global world, societies are being provisioned from a bewildering array of sources as new countries and new food commodities are drawn into international markets. Globalising Food provides an innovative contribution to the area of political economy of agriculture, food and consumption through a revealing investigation of the globalisation and restructuring of localised agricultural sectors and food systems. The book draws on new theoretical perspectives and wide-ranging case studies from Britain, the USA, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Latin America. The...
In an increasingly global world, societies are being provisioned from a bewildering array of sources as new countries and new food commodities are dra...
