1. Edition - December 2009
93.90 Euro
2009. 336 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-9986-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-9986-5 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
The aim of this book is to examine how the global food trade regime - the trade of food across national borders, international and regional trade agreements, the process of trade and investment liberalization and the growth of transnational food corporations - affects what people eat and, by implication, their health. The context is the broader association between globalization and the growing prevalence of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases worldwide.

From the contents
List of Editors and Contributing Authors.

Acknowledgements.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW.

1 Trade, Health and Dietary Change (Chantal Blouin, Corinna Hawkes, Spencer Henson, Nick Drager and Laurette Dubé).

2 An Overview of Global Food Trade (Corinna Hawkes and Sophia Murphy).

PART 2: LINKS BETWEEN TRADE AND DIET.

3 The Influence of Trade Liberalisation and Global Dietary Change: The Case of Vegetable Oils, Meat and Highly Processed Foods (Corinna Hawkes).

4 Global Trade of Fruits and Vegetables and the Role of Consumer Demand (Sophia Huang).

5 International Trade, Food and Diet Costs, and the Global Obesity Epidemic (Adam Drewnowski, Andrew S. Hanks and Trenton G. Smith).

6 Trade, Transnational Corporations and Food Consumption: A Global Value Chain Approach (Gary Gereffi and Michelle Christian).

7 Links Between Supermarkets and Food Prices, Diet Diversity and Food Safety in Developing Countries (Thomas Reardon, Spencer Henson and Ashok Gulati).

8 The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy and the European Diet: Is There a Link? (Josef Schmidhuber and Prakash Shetty).

9 The Effect of Trade and Trade Policy on Diet and Health in the Pacific Islands (Anne Marie Thow and Wendy Snowdon).

10 Food Imports and Dietary Change: A Perspective from Thailand (W. Philip T. James, Nipa Rojroongwasinkul, Tashmai Rikshasuta and Emorn Wasantwisut).

PART 3: POLICY OPTIONS.

11 Tackling Childhood Obesity in an Era of Trade Liberalisation (Tim Lobstein).

12 National Food Regulations and the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Implications for Trade-Related Measures to Promote Healthy Diets (Tim Josling, David Orden and Donna Roberts).

13 The Potential of the Codex Alimentarius to Promote Healthy Diets Worldwide - the Canadian Experience of Implementation (Mary R. L'Abbé, Janine Lewis and Christina Zehaluk).

14 Agricultural Trade Policy Instruments to Promote Healthy Diets in Developing Countries: An Assessment of the Opportunities within the Framework of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture and the Doha Development Agenda (Vincent J. Atkins).

15 The Impact of International Trade and Investment Rules on the Ability of Governments to Implement Interventions to Address Obesity: A Case Study from the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity (David P. Fidler).

Glossary of Trade Terms (Anne Marie Thow).

Index.