Population growth and food supply have long been of central concern to economists. The World Food Economy examines the lessons of the past while assessing21st century and future challenges, including food shortages, global hunger, and economic inequality. With the demand for food and the population growing at an unprecedented rate, this text provides students with a timely, relevant,and unique overview of the world of agricultural production. New coverage inthe Second Edition explains how productivity has risen around the globe throughout the last century through technological advances and how consumers and producers in every part of the world—rich and poor alike—feel the effects of expanded global commodity trade, food aid, and national legislation in response to globalization INDICE: Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Demand Side: How Population Growth and Higher Incomes Affect Food Consumption Chapter 3 The Supply Side: Agricultural Production and Its Determinants Chapter 4 Aligning the Consumption and Production of Food over Time Chapter 5 Agriculture and the Environment Chapter 6 Globalization and Agriculture Chapter7 Agriculture and Economic Development Chapter 8 Striving for Food Security Chapter 9 Inter-Regional Differencesand Similarities Chapter 10 Affluent Nations Chapter 11 Asia Chapter 12 LatinAmerica and the Caribbean Chapter 13 The Middle East and North Africa Chapter14 Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Chapter 15 Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 16 The Global Food Economy in the Twenty-First Century
- ISBN: 978-0-470-59362-2
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 29/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés