John W Warnock

The Politics of Hunger

The Global Food System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780367276003
• ISBN-10: 0367276003
• Artikelnr.: 69895194

Inhaltsangabe

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