The industrial food complex

The industrial food complex

by McCarty, Joellen

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"As of 2015, one in three people worked in agriculture globally. With agriculture contributing only 3 percent of the global GDP, it is challenging for those workers to earn a living wage. Concerns are levied against companies in the food industry, with questions raised about their ethics and their treatment of workers, livestock, and the environment. The massive scale of the industry makes regulation difficult, but under-regulation can result in public health crises. The diverse viewpoints in t…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The industrial food complex / Joellen McCarty, book editor.

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"As of 2015, one in three people worked in agriculture globally. With agriculture contributing only 3 percent of the global GDP, it is challenging for those workers to earn a living wage. Concerns are levied against companies in the food industry, with questions raised about their ethics and their treatment of workers, livestock, and the environment. The massive scale of the industry makes regulation difficult, but under-regulation can result in public health crises. The diverse viewpoints in this volume explore the controversies, challenges, and solutions involved in providing food in our world today."--ProQuest

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020.
  • Edition:First edition

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781534505414, 1534505415
  • oclc:on1105557254
  • LC Classification:HD9000.5
  • Dewey Decimal:338.4/7664

Table of Contents

Does the industrial food complex present a public health problem? -- Does the industrial food complex encourage obesity? -- Does the industrial food complex harm the environment? -- Does the industrial food complex increase economic inequality?

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Subjects

Electronic books Food industry and trade -- Economic asp… Food industry and trade -- Environmenta… Food industry and trade -- Health aspec… Food industry and trade -- Juvenile lit… Food industry and trade -- Juvenile lit… Food industry and trade -- Juvenile lit… JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General Juvenile works

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McCarty, Joellen

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