Chen, Ying, (Legal researcher),

Trade, food security, and human rights : the rules for international trade in agricultural products and the evolving world food crisis / Ying Chen, Independent Research Consultant, USA. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014] - xiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Based on author's dissertation (S.J.D. -- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law), 2013 --Verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-275) and index.

Introduction -- Why should we care? -- Causes of the current food insecurity and potential solutions : poverty -- Causes of the current food insecurity and potential solutions : human overpopulation -- Causes of the current food insecurity and potential solutions : lack of farmland and the expansion of biofuel industry -- Uneven food distribution and distorted agricultural trade : an overlooked factor -- Prospects for further agricultural trade reform -- Agricultural policies in the EU and the US and their impact on international agricultural trade -- Conclusion.

9781472437426 (hardback) : $121.08

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Right to food.
Foreign trade regulation.
Agricultural laws and legislation.
Food supply--Law and legislation.
Food security.

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