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Southgate, Douglas DeWitt, 1952-.

The world food economy / Douglas Southgate, Douglas H. Graham, and Luther Tweeten. - Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2007. - xiii, 402 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [378]-389) and index.

The demand side: how population growth and higher incomes affect food consumption -- The supply side: agricultural production and its determinants -- Aligning the consumption and production of food over time -- Agriculture and the environment -- Globalization and agriculture -- Agriculture and economic development -- Striving for food security -- A synopsis of regional trends in the global food economy -- Affluent nations -- Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- The Middle East and North Africa -- Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- The global food economy in the twenty-first century.

ISBN: 1405105968 (hardback) 1405105976 (pbk.) 9781405105965 : $40.00

Standard No.: 9781405105972

LCCN: 2006025722

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Food supply.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Food supply.

LC Class. No.: HD1415 / .S634 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 338.1/9