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Global Uncertainty and the Volatility of Agricultural Commodities Prices
IOS Press 2012; US$ 196.00The recent global financial crisis exposed the serious limitations of existing economic and financial models. Not only did macro models fail to predict the crisis, they seemed incapable of explaining what was happening to the economy. Policymakers felt abandoned by the conventional tools of the now obsolete Washington consensus and the World Trade... more...
The Rice Industry of Burma 1852-1940 (First Reprint 2012)
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2012; US$ 64.90This study forms a welcome addition to the growing number of works on the economic history of Southeast Asia. In his Foreword, Dr John F. Cady, the author of A History of Modern Burma, writes that Dr Cheng "has placed all students of Burma in her debt by this highly articulate and clarifying contribution to the country's economic history". more...
Food Truck Business
Entrepreneur Press 2012; US$ 49.00Satisfy Your Hunger for Success At over a billion dollars, the food industry is evolving, creating new trends and new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you. Learn how you can become a part of one of the hottest and most affordable food businesses?mobile food. From gourmet food to all-American basics and hot dog wagons to bustaurants, get... more...
Seed Trade in Rural Markets
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 49.95Markets have been found to be an increasingly important source of the seeds of crops and varieties low income farmers need to improve their livelihoods, encompassing both the formal and informal seed sector. Markets also have major impacts on agricultural biodiversity, by affecting farmers' choice of crops and varieties to grow. They are not, however,... more...
Competition and Efficiency in International Food Supply Chains
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95Why have food crises seemingly become more frequent in recent years, compared to the last few decades? This book examines an array of different issues and distortions that are causing food supply chain dysfunction in many countries, particularly for staple non-perishable foods such as grains, oilseeds, pulses and sugar. It outlines the underlying... more...
Weinkonsum
Springer 2012; US$ 47.99Wein ist in unserer Gesellschaft sowohl in kultureller als auch ökonomischer Hinsicht von beträchtlicher Bedeutung. Vor dem Hintergrund möglicher gesellschaftlicher Entstrukturierungsprozesse und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenschaften des Weines als ästhetisierbarem Konsumgut untersucht Simone Pape, welcher Wein getrunken... more...
Fundraising gegen Hungerkrisen
Springer 2013; US$ 31.99Hängen Preisanstiege bei Nahrungsmitteln wirklich monokausal mit der monetären Spekulation auf die sog. 'Commodities' zusammen? Wo haben große NPO wie UNICEF ihre Stärken, wo ihre Schwächen? Wie kann Fundraising effektiv betrieben werden? Was sollte unternommen werden, um Armut und Hunger in der Welt tatsächlich... more...
The Taste Signature Revealed
Ecademy Press Ltd 2012; US$ 14.99A must read for anybody involved in food and beverage brands. Discover the power of emotions to understand why and how individual consumers make taste choices through emotional preference. It will fundamentally change your understanding of food and drink brands by demonstrating: how consumers' tastes evolve and vary in different cultures and age... more...
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey
PublicAffairs 2013; US$ 26.99Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life?s savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important?and funniest?figures in the game?s history. Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason?to sell more beer. Then... more...
Making Dough
Wiley 2004; US$ 24.95Praise for Making Dough "I was enchanted, intrigued, and fascinated by every page of this book. Kirk Kazanjian, Amy Joyner, and Dick Clark (yes, that Dick Clark) have done a masterful job of storytelling in Making Dough. The book is inspirational, enlightening, and just plain great reading. In fact, it's great reading with sprinkles on it. What a... more...









