{"product_id":"the-global-food-economy-the-battle-for-the-future-of-farming-9781842777954","title":"The Global Food Economy: The Battle for the Future of Farming","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGlobal Food Economy\u003c\/i\u003e examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing countries remain impoverished. Food miles, mounting toxicity and the 'ecological hoofprint' of livestock mean that the global food economy rests on increasingly shaky environmental foundations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book looks at how such a system came about, and how it is being enforced by the WTO. Ultimately, Weis considers how we can find a way of building socially just, ecologically rational and humane food economies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4100857\"\u003eTony Weis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.74w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842777954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1842777955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC003070\"\u003eAgriculture | Sustainable Agriculture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Weis is an associate professor in geography at the University of Western Ontario. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed 2013), as well as co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eCritical Perspectives on Food Sovereignty\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003cbr\u003eTony Weis is an associate professor in geography at the University of Western Ontario. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed 2013), as well as co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eCritical Perspectives on Food Sovereignty\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449419591917,"sku":"9781842777954","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f34df585-f610-4027-8794-037bd921fde0.jpg?v=1700311222","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-global-food-economy-the-battle-for-the-future-of-farming-9781842777954","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}