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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tracey Clunies-Ross, Tracey Hildyard Clunies-Ross, Clunies-Ross Tracey, Nicholas Hildyard, Hildyard Nicholas
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781849710220
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-022-0
• Pages: 172
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Thème: Natural Resource Management Set
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; 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