John Madeley shows that the food imports of many developing countries are rising sharply while their food exports are not. He argues there is a contradiction between Western governments' rhetoric on reducing world poverty and their pursuit of more trade liberalization--against the wishes of most of the world. Food security affects us all. There is no more important issue.
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“This book presents a powerful challenge to current free trade orthodoxy and it is essential reading.” —John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
“Truly an impressive piece of work.” —Sophia Murphy, Senior Associate, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis
“Truly an impressive piece of work.” —Sophia Murphy, Senior Associate, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis
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John Madeley is the author of Big Business, Poor Peoples: The Impact of Transnational Corporations on the World's Poor.
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This review is from: Hungry For Trade: How the Poor Pay for Free Trade (Global Issues Series) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book, and it has dramatically affected the way I look at the world. That said, at times I wished it had been written better. Often I felt that it repeated itself or stated facts without explaining them or placing them in any sort of context. A good start.
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Meetings about trade and development issues are usually quite dour affairs and even the more interesting ones are rarely accompanied by massive protests, let alone teargas, bullets and riots. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
food sovereignty, achieving food security Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uruguay Round, World Bank, United States, European Union, Third World, Latin America, Via Campesina, United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Food Summit, Common Agricultural Policy, Devinder Sharma, Southern Africa, Action Aid, Charlene Barshefsky, Food Group, Friends of the Earth, Multilateral Agreement, Ralph Nader, South Africa, South Asian, Sri Lanka, Food First, Lake Naivasha, President Clinton New!
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Meetings about trade and development issues are usually quite dour affairs and even the more interesting ones are rarely accompanied by massive protests, let alone teargas, bullets and riots. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
food sovereignty, achieving food security Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uruguay Round, World Bank, United States, European Union, Third World, Latin America, Via Campesina, United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Food Summit, Common Agricultural Policy, Devinder Sharma, Southern Africa, Action Aid, Charlene Barshefsky, Food Group, Friends of the Earth, Multilateral Agreement, Ralph Nader, South Africa, South Asian, Sri Lanka, Food First, Lake Naivasha, President Clinton New!
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- Agricultural Development by Professor Resources for the Future in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Letters from the Antipodes by Michel Butor in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Free Market Economics (Global Issues Series) by Amit Bhaduri in Front Matter
- Trade and the Poor by John Madeley in Front Matter
- The Developing World (Meet the World) by Roger Clare in Back Matter
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- The WTO and Developing Countries by Homi Katrak on page 61
- The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson in Back Matter
- Islam and Jihad: Prejudice Versus Reality by A.G. Noorani in Back Matter
- An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought (Introduction to Religion) by Michael P. Hornsby-Smith in Back Matter
- Nutrition Through the Life Cycle by Victoria Emerton on page 164
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