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Reconnecting Marketsby Estelle Biénabe; Julio Berdegué; Lucian Peppelenbos
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 124.95Reconnecting Markets is the second volume of case examples from the Regoverning Markets Project, (2005-2007). It focuses on the keys to inclusion of small scale farmers and rural SMEs into dynamic national and regional markets. The cases document specific arrangements that appear to have played a positive role in supporting greater inclusion, such as public policies and business initiatives, collective action by farmers and support from development agencies. more...
Dethroning the Kingby Julie MacIntosh
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 18.95How the King of Beers collapsed without a fight and what it means for America's place in the post-Recession world How did InBev, a Belgian company controlled by Brazilians, take over one of America's most beloved brands with scarcely a whimper of opposition? Chalk it up to perfect timing—and some unexpected help from powerful members of the Busch dynasty, the very family that had run the company for more than a century. In Dethroning the King , Julie MacIntosh, the award-winning financial journalist who led coverage of the takeover for the Financial Times , details how the drama that unfolded at Anheuser-Busch in 2008 went largely unreported as the world tumbled into a global economic crisis second only to the Great Depression. Today,... more...
Refashioning Natureby David Goodman; Michael Redclift
Routledge 1991; US$ 250.00This book examines the development of the modern food system around contemporary agriculture, food processing, ecological systems and changes in women's employment in challenging our perception of our position within a natural system. more...
Consumption in the Age of Affluenceby Ben Fine; Michael Heasman; Judith Wright
Routledge 1995; US$ 75.00Through sound empirical analysis and a range of case studies, the authors argue that an interdisciplinary approach to food consumption is now necessary, taking into account socioeconomic and cultural factors. more...
Riceby A.J.H. Latham
Routledge 1998; US$ 180.00Including case studies of Japan, India, Brazil, Malaysia and many other countries this unique book gives an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the unpredictable and rapidly changing world market in rice. more...
Food Ethicsby Ben Mepham
Routledge 1996; US$ 41.95This book applies ethical principles to many areas of current concern with respect to food. From global hunger to the cultural habits affecting consumption - this interdisciplinary study is an essential read for students and consumers alike. more...
Dynamics of the Modern Brewing Industryby R. G. Wilson; T.R. Gourvish
Routledge 1998; US$ 190.00This ground-breaking book is the first to examine the brewing industry from the perspectives of economic and business history. It combines chapters on the major European nations with chapters on the United States and Australia. more...
Beef in Chinaby John W. Longworth; Colin G. Brown; Scott A. Waldron
University of Queensland Press 2001; US$ 22.85China's emergence as a 'beef giant' has enormous implications for the world beef market. This is the first up-to-date and full scale analysis of the booming beef industry of China, which produces roughly 5 times as much as Australia exports, and Australia is the worlds largest exporting nation. more...
The Little Book of Chat-up Linesby Stewart Ferris
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2004; US$ 2.99A pocket collection of chat-up lines and devastating put-downs. If you haven't been living in a cave, you will probably have used or been on the receiving end of some of these "gems". more...
Colonial Economy in Crisisby Ian Brown
RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 170.00The book challenges the orthodox argument that rural populations which had abandoned self-sufficiency to become single commodity producers. more...