Endless appetites : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest /
"How to understand the twenty-first century food crisisSince 2007, farm-product prices have gone crazy, causing hunger, malnutrition, and social and political upheaval around the world. Endless Appetites explores how "food security," the availability of food and the reasonable ability...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Bloomberg Press,
©2011.
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| ISBN: | 1118169611 9781118169612 128328295X 9781283282956 9786613282958 6613282952 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Author's Note; Prologue; Chapter 1: Floors, Fields, and Famines; Chapter 2: Chicago Makes a Market; Chapter 3: Elephants in the Kiddie Pool; Chapter 4: A Recipe for Famine; Chapter 5: The View from Rome; Chapter 6: Hot Air; Chapter 7: Promise; Chapter 8: The Price of a Cup of Coffee; Chapter 9: A Better Banana; Chapter 10: Thai Quality; Chapter 11: Steps Up; Chapter 12: Harvest of Hope; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Photo Insert.