The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty - J. Harrigan

The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty

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Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2014 | 1st ed. 2014
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-46443-2 (ISBN)
106,95 inkl. MwSt
A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the role played by the global food price crisis in the Arab Spring and the Arab response aiming at greater food sovereignty via domestic food production and land acquisition overseas – the so-called land grab.

Jane Harrigan is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK. She has previously held positions at the University of Manchester, UK, and has worked as an Economist for the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi. She is the author, co-author, or editor of eight books and numerous journal papers and also works as a consultant to international organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization and African Development Bank.

1. Introduction 2. The Food Security Status of Arab Countries 3. The Evolution of Food Security in the Arab World 4. Causes of the Global Food Crisis and its Impact on the Arab World 5. The Arab Response to the Global Food Crisis 6. Land Acquisition Overseas 7. Policies for Arab Integration into Global Food Markets and Arab Domestic Agriculture 8. Reforming Social Safety Nets 9. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XVII, 264 p.
Verlagsort Basingstoke
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Makroökonomie
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Mikroökonomie
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte desegregation • economy • Political Economy • Production • Sovereignty
ISBN-10 1-349-46443-0 / 1349464430
ISBN-13 978-1-349-46443-2 / 9781349464432
Zustand Neuware
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