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02959aam a22004218i 4500 001 69F5668A627B11EE9D8B625031ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231004010043 008 230423s2023 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023007073 020 $a 0197743773 020 $a 9780197743775 020 $a 0197743765 020 $a 9780197743768 035 $a (OCoLC)1382529261 040 $a LBSOR $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d IVV $d IMD $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HD1415 P12 2023 100 1 $a Paarlberg, Robert L., $e author. 245 10 $a Food politics : $b what everyone needs to know / $c Robert Paarlberg. 250 $a Third edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a xvi, 294 pages ; $c 22 cm 490 1 $a What everyone needs to know 520 $a ""Food Politics" is the struggle among groups in society to shape the actions of governments when taxing, regulating, or subsidizing actions within the food and farming sector. In rich countries, government policies have historically favored farmers by providing income subsidies, often at the expense of consumers and taxpayers, while in poor countries it is urban consumers that have usually been favored. More recently, food politics debates have centered on preferences among more affluent consumers for foods and food production systems that will seem socially equitable (local and small scale rather than global and industrial) and environmentally sustainable (using fewer chemicals and burning less fossil fuel). In the cultural space, these new food movement demands have gained a strong following, yet among many specialists and government leaders, traditionalists have been slow to yield control"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a An overview of food politics -- Food production and population growth -- The politics of international food prices -- The politics of chronic hunger and famine -- International food aid and agricultural development assistance -- The green revolution controversy -- The politics of obesity -- The politics of farm subsidies and trade -- Agriculture and the environment -- Livestock, meat, and fish -- Agribusiness, supermarkets, and fast food -- Organic and local food -- Food safety and genetically engineered foods -- Who governs the world food system? -- The future of food politics. 650 0 $a Agriculture and state. 650 0 $a Food supply. 650 0 $a Food $x Marketing. 650 0 $a Nutrition policy. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Paarlberg, Robert L. $t Food politics $b Third edition. $d New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] $z 9780197743799 $w (DLC) 2023007074 830 0 $a What everyone needs to know. 941 $a 2 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710064815.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231103011732.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=69F5668A627B11EE9D8B625031ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search