The Political Economy of Food System Transformation: Pathways to Progress in a Polarized World

This volume analyses the political economy dynamics of food system transformation from an interdisciplinary perspective. Drawing on empirical data from a wide range of countries, the book touches on issues as varied as repurposing agricultural subsidies, biotechnology innovations, red meat consumption, and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.

Danielle Resnick, David M. Rubenstein Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, and Non-Resident Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),Johan Swinnen, Managing Director of Systems Transformation, CGIAR, and Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Danielle Resnick is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution and a Non-Resident Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She was formerly a Senior Research Fellow and Governance Theme Leader at IFPRI (2013-2021), and a Research Fellow at the United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER, 2010-2013). Key research areas include the political economy of agriculture and food policy, decentralization, urban governance, informality, and democratization, with a regional specialization in sub-Saharan Africa where she has conducted fieldwork in more than a dozen countries.

Johan Swinnen is Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute and Managing Director of Systems Transformation, CGIAR. From 2005 to 2019, he was a Professor of Economics and Director of the LICOS Centre for Institutions & Economic Performance at KU Leuven and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. He previously was also a Lead Economist at the World Bank (2003-2004) and economic adviser to the European Commission (1998-2001). He is a Fellow of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and previously served as President of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (2012-2015).