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The Politics Of Food the Global Conflict Between Food Security And Food Sovereignty

The Politics of Food: The Global Conflict between Food Security and Food Sovereignty argues that our current global food system constitutes a massive violation of human rights.''In this impassioned, well-researched book, William Schanbacher makes the case that the food security model for combating global hungerÑdriven by the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and other organizationsÑis a failure, too dependent on trade and too reliant on international agribusiness. Instead, the emerging model of food sovereigntyÑhelping local farmers and businesses produce better quality foodÑis the more effective and responsible approach. Through numerous case studies, the book examines critical issues of global trade and corporate monopolization of the food industry, while examining the emerging social justice movements that seek to make food sovereignty the model for battling hunger.'

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  • "The Politics of Food: The Global Conflict between Food Security and Food Sovereignty argues that our current global food system constitutes a massive violation of human rights.''In this impassioned, well-researched book, William Schanbacher makes the case that the food security model for combating global hungerÑdriven by the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and other organizationsÑis a failure, too dependent on trade and too reliant on international agribusiness. Instead, the emerging model of food sovereigntyÑhelping local farmers and businesses produce better quality foodÑis the more effective and responsible approach. Through numerous case studies, the book examines critical issues of global trade and corporate monopolization of the food industry, while examining the emerging social justice movements that seek to make food sovereignty the model for battling hunger.'"@en
  • ""The Politics of Food: The Global Conflict between Food Security and Food Sovereignty argues that our current global food system constitutes a massive violation of human rights." "In this impassioned, well-researched book, William Schanbacher makes the case that the food security model for combating global hunger - driven by the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and other organizations - is a failure, too dependent on trade and too reliant on international agribusiness. Instead, the emerging model of food sovereignty - helping local farmers and businesses produce better quality food - is the more effective and responsible approach. Through numerous case studies, the book examines critical issues of global trade and corporate monopolization of the food industry, while examining the emerging social justice movements that seek to make food sovereignty the model for battling hunger." --Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • "Riots protesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the streets of Seattle in 1999, global demonstrations against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), and civil unrest around the world due to rising food prices in 2008 all speak to a growing global awareness of and discontent with the fact that the basic necessity of food is not reaching hundreds of millions of people around the world each year. These protests, marches, and often violent uprisings can be viewed, in part, as a growing chorus of voices speaking out against the political and economic policies by the world's affluent, industrialized countries and the global governance institutions that propagate these policies around the world. The creation of the World Bank and IMF in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire after the end of the World War II ushered in a new era of globalization that has culminated in forms of global governance that have left many asking: Who are the true beneficiaries of current models of globalization, and why do billions of people around the world continue to live in poverty despite World Bank and IMF promises to solve this problem? Of particular importance with respect to these questions is the role food production, distribution, and consumption plays as an aspect of hunger and malnutrition."

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  • "The politics of food : the global conflict between food security and food sovereignty"
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