U.S. Food Policy

Lisa Markowitz is a cultural anthropologist with interests in agrifood systems and social movements in the Americas. She is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Louisville, USA. John Brett is a nutritional anthropologist with a focus on sustainable livelihoods, emerging alternative food systems, and microfinance in Latin America and the U.S. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Denver, USA.

Preface Carole Counihan 1. Introduction: The Public Interest and the American Food Enterprise: Anthropological Policy Insights John A. Brett and Lisa Markowitz 2. A Tribute: Thomas J. Marchione, Anthropologist, Food-Security Specialist, and Human Rights Advocate Ellen Messer 3. Food Aid and the World Hunger Solution: Why the U.S. Should Use a Human Rights Approach Thomas J. Marchione and Ellen Messer 4. The Political-Economics of Developing Markets versus Satisfying Food Needs John A. Brett 5. The Wages of Food Factories Michael J. Broadway and Donald D. Stull 6. Expanding Access and Alternatives: Building Farmers’ Markets in Low-Income Communities Lisa Markowitz 7. The American Omnivore’s Dilemma: Who Constructs "Organic" Food? Janet Chrzan 8. Eliminating "Hunger" in the U.S.: Changes in Policy Regarding the Measurement of Food Security David A. Himmelgreen and Nancy Romero-Daza 9. Overconsumption and the American Food Enterprise: Anthropological Insights on Obesogenic Environments and the Global Nutrition Transition Barrett P. Brenton and John Mazzeo