The welfare of food
rights and responsibilities in a changing world
- ISBN: 9781405112451
- Editorial: Blackwell Publishing
- Fecha de la edición: 2003
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Colección: Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 23 cm
- Nº Pág.: 166
- Idiomas: Inglés
Everyone needs reliable access to safe, appropriate and healthy food; yet despite regular public pronouncements and apparent commitments by states and institutions, the reality is very different for many consumers in both rich and poor countries. This book explains why, looking at the role of food in contemporary policy internationally. The contributions challenge (or provide a challenge to) state, institutional and agency structures and responses to this critical issue. The book explores alternative areas in social policy, providing a comprehensive account of key issues: food rights, patenting, safety, aid, choice and poverty. Food concerns are easily relegated to the private, domestic arena. This volume shows where the real powers lie, and provides some means for redressing the balance.
