Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?

Howard, Philip H./ Goodman, David (Editor)/ Goodman, Michael K. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1350183075 / ISBN 13: 9781350183070

Published by Bloomsbury USA Academic, 2021

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revised edition. 212 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350183075
• ISBN 13: 9781350183070
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.38 kilograms

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Synopsis

Who controls what we eat? This book reveals how dominant corporations, from the supermarket to the seed industry, exert control over contemporary food systems. It analyzes the strategies these firms are using to reshape society in order to further increase their power, particularly in terms of their bearing upon the more vulnerable sections of society, such as recent immigrants, ethnic minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status. Yet this study also shows that these trends are not inevitable. Opposed by numerous efforts, from microbreweries to seed saving networks, it explores how opposition to this has encouraged even the most powerful firms to make small but positive changes.

This revised edition has been updated to reflect recent developments in the food system, as well as the broad political economic forces that shape them. It also examines the rapidly changing technologies, such as Big Data and automation, which have the potential to reinforce, as well as to challenge, the power of the largest firms.

About the Author

Philip H. Howard is Associate Professor at Michigan State University, USA. He is also President of the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.