Trade, food, diet, and health : perspectives and policy options

Examines how the global food trade regime - the trade of food across national borders, international and regional trade agreements, the process of trade and investment liberalization and the growth of transnational food corporations - affects what people eat and, by implication, their health.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkes, Corinna (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Publication , 2010
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Summary:Examines how the global food trade regime - the trade of food across national borders, international and regional trade agreements, the process of trade and investment liberalization and the growth of transnational food corporations - affects what people eat and, by implication, their health.
Physical Description:xv, 318 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1405199865 (alk. paper)
9781405199865 (alk. paper)