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Agriculture and food in crisis : conflict, resistance, and renewal /

The failures of "free-market" capitalism are perhaps nowhere more evident than in the production and distribution of food. Although modern human societies have attained unprecedented levels of wealth, a significant amount of the world's population continues to suffer from hunger or fo...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Magdoff, Fred, 1942-, Tokar, Brian
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Monthly Review Press, ©2010.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:The failures of "free-market" capitalism are perhaps nowhere more evident than in the production and distribution of food. Although modern human societies have attained unprecedented levels of wealth, a significant amount of the world's population continues to suffer from hunger or food insecurity on a daily basis. In Agriculture and Food in Crisis, Fred Magdoff and Brian Tokar have assembled an exceptional collection of scholars from around the world to explore this frightening long-term trend in food production. While approaching the issue from many angles, the contributors to this volume s.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (348 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-333) and index.
ISBN:9781583673911
1583673911