Concentration and Power in the Food System
Who Controls What We Eat?
Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply. Just how concentrated has this system become? At almost every key stage of the food system, four firms alone control 40% or more of the market, a level above which these companies have the power to drive up prices for consumers and reduce their rate of innovation. Researchers have identified additional problems resulting from these trends, including negative impacts on the environment, human health, and communities.This book reveals the dominant corporations, from the supermarket to the seed industry, and the extent of their con…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4725-8114-3
- EAN: 9781472581143
- Produktnummer: 19553742
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'264 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 8 bw illus
Über den Autor
Philip H. Howard is Associate Professor at Michigan State University, USA. He is also President of the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.
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