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Endless appetites : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest /

"How to understand the twenty-first century food crisisSince 2007, farm-product prices have gone crazy, causing hunger, malnutrition, and social and political upheaval around the world. Endless Appetites explores how "food security," the availability of food and the reasonable ability...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bjerga, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Bloomberg Press, ©2011.
Colección:Bloomberg ; 151.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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  • Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Author's Note; Prologue; Chapter 1: Floors, Fields, and Famines; Chapter 2: Chicago Makes a Market; Chapter 3: Elephants in the Kiddie Pool; Chapter 4: A Recipe for Famine; Chapter 5: The View from Rome; Chapter 6: Hot Air; Chapter 7: Promise; Chapter 8: The Price of a Cup of Coffee; Chapter 9: A Better Banana; Chapter 10: Thai Quality; Chapter 11: Steps Up; Chapter 12: Harvest of Hope; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Photo Insert.