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The world food economy

Author: Douglas DeWitt Southgate; Douglas H Graham; Luther G Tweeten
Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Since Thomas Malthus began writing in 1798, the questions of population growth and food supply have been of central concern to economists. This text summarises some of the lessons we have learnt over the years concerning food supply and economic development.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Douglas DeWitt Southgate; Douglas H Graham; Luther G Tweeten
ISBN: 9781405105965 1405105968 9781405105972 1405105976
OCLC Number: 70911128
Description: xiii, 402 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents: The demand side: how population growth and higher incomes affect food consumption --
The supply side: agricultural production and its determinants --
Aligning the consumption and production of food over time --
Agriculture and the environment --
Globalization and agriculture --
Agriculture and economic development --
Striving for food security --
A synopsis of regional trends in the global food economy --
Affluent nations --
Asia --
Latin America and the Caribbean --
The Middle East and North Africa --
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union --
Sub-Saharan Africa --
The global food economy in the twenty-first century.
Responsibility: Douglas Southgate, Douglas H. Graham, and Luther Tweeten.
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