The World Food Economy

Southgate, Douglas D. / Graham, Douglas H. / Tweeten, Luther G.

2. Edition December 2010
464 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-470-59362-2

John Wiley & Sons

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The World Food Economy, 2nd Edition continues to provide a broad introduction to the economics of food and agriculture. As consumers and producers continue to feel the effects of expanded global commodity trade, food aide, and national legislation in response to globalisation, this text assesses the challenges of satisfying food demand in both rich and poor countries alike. This second edition includes a new chapter devoted to biofuel developments and the price of energy in the United States and other nations. Other revised topics which the authors have paid specific attention to include price-trends and new research about trade restrictions and policy-induced distortions in prices. Each chapter addresses economic and demographic trends, patterns of agricultural development, food consumption, and key food issues while comparing and contrasting economics amongst countries. This regional focus ensures that the information presented throughout The World Food Economy is relevant and current for students.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Demand Side: How Population Growth and Higher Incomes Affect Food Consumption
Chapter 3 The Supply Side: Agricultural Production and Its Determinants
Chapter 4 Aligning the Consumption and Production of Food over Time
Chapter 5 Agriculture and the Environment
Chapter 6 Globalization and Agriculture
Chapter7 Agriculture and Economic Development
Chapter 8 Striving for Food Security
Chapter 9 Inter-Regional Differences and Similarities
Chapter 10 Affluent Nations
Chapter 11 Asia
Chapter 12 Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 13 The Middle East and North Africa
Chapter 14 Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Chapter 15 Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 16 The Global Food Economy in the Twenty-First Century

Douglas D. Southgate, Jr. is a Professor of agricultural economics at Ohio State University, where he also has directed the International studies Center and the Latin American Studies Program. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in economics by the University of Oregon in 1974 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Wisconsin, in 1980, and the same year joined the faculty at Ohio State. He was promoted to associate professor in 1986 and to full professor in 1995.

D. H. Graham, Ohio State University, USA; L. G. Tweeten, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Marketing, Policy and Trade, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Developme