Politics of Industrial Agriculture

Informationen zum Autor Tracey Clunies-Ross; Nicholas Hildyard Klappentext The agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields! but it has also led to: extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; and! contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria. This work discusses the politics of Industrial Agriculture. Zusammenfassung The agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to: extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; and, contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria. This work discusses the politics of Industrial Agriculture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Industrial Agriculture: Heading for Disaster 2. Pushed onto the Treadmill 3. Caught on the Treadmill 4. The New Barons 5. Undermining Alternatives 6. Mainstream Responses 7. The Real Agenda: GATT and Biotechnology 8. Movements for Change 9. New Paths References Index

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• Authors: Tracey Clunies-Ross, Tracey Hildyard Clunies-Ross, Clunies-Ross Tracey, Nicholas Hildyard, Hildyard Nicholas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781849710220
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-022-0
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Natural Resource Management Set
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, LAW / Public, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Public International Law, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & Related Industries