Bibliograph

The food wars, Walden Bello

Type

Label

The food wars, Walden Bello

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The food wars

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

319211002

Responsibility statement

Walden Bello

Summary

Walden Bello traces the evolution of the violent protests across the global South, in response to rocketing food prices, that highlighted a flaw in the modern system of world trade. This book speaks out against the obscene imbalance in the most basic commodities between northern and southern hemispheres

Table Of Contents

Capitalism versus the peasant -- Eroding the Mexican countryside -- Creating a rice crisis in the Philippines -- Destroying African agriculture -- Peasants, the Party, and agrarian crisis in China -- Agrofuels and food industry -- Resistance and the road to the future

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