| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Earthscan food and agriculture |
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Earthscan food and agriculture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Food Policy in the United States; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1 Making food policy in the United States; 2 Agriculture; 3 Food production and the environment; 4 Food and agricultural trade; 5 Food manufacturing; 6 Food retailing and restaurants; 7 Food safety; 8 Dietary guidance and health; 9 Food labeling and advertising; 10 Hunger and food insecurity; 11 Nutrition assistance programs for children; 12 Postscript -- looking forward; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book offers a broad introduction to food policies in the United States. Real-world controversies and debates motivate the book's attention to economic principles, policy analysis, nutrition science and contemporary data sources. It assumes that the reader's concern is not just the economic interests of farmers, but also includes nutrition, sustainable agriculture, the environment and food security. The book's goal is to make US food policy more comprehensible to those inside and outside the agri-food sector whose interests and aspirations have been ignored. The chapters cover US |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (ebrary platform, viewed June 19, 2014) |
| Subject |
Nutrition policy -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Nutrition policy
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Nutrition policy -- United States.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012039666 |
| ISBN |
9780203121795 |
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0203121791 |
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