Trade, Food, Diet and Health: Perspectives and Policy Options
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The aim of this book is to examine 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. The context is the broader association between globalization and the growing prevalence of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases worldwide. In this context, a second aim of the book is to present a critical analysis of the policy options available to address the risks and opportunities presented by the links between trade and diets in a globalizing world. * Examines the links between global food trade and diet-related diseases * Obesity and diet-related diseases increasing hugely around the world * Extremely prestigious list of book editors and contributing authors * Subject of incredible importance across the globe
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1405199865
ISBN13:9781405199865
Release Date:January 2010
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.8" x 9.7"
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