Jennifer Clapp (CIGI Chair in International Governance and Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo),
In today's globally integrated food system, events in one part of the world can have multiple and wide-ranging effects, as has been shown by the recent and rapid global rise in food prices. Transnational corporations (TNCs) have been central to the development of this global food system, dominating production, international trade, processing, distribution, and retail sectors. Moreover, these global corporations play a key role in the establishment of rules and regulations by which they themselves are governed. This book examines how TNCs exercise power over global food and agriculture...
In today's globally integrated food system, events in one part of the world can have multiple and wide-ranging effects, as has been shown by the re...
