Let Them Eat Junk: How Capitalism Creates Hunger and Obesity

Albritton, Robert

ISBN 10: 0745328067 / ISBN 13: 9780745328065

Published by Pluto Press (UK), 2009

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0745328067I2N00

Synopsis:

This is the first book to analyse the food industry from a Marxist perspective. Respected economist Robert Albritton argues that the capitalist system, far from delivering on the promise of cheap, nutritious food for all, has created a world where 25% of the world population are over-fed and 25% are hungry. This malnourishment of 50% of the world's population is explained systematically, a refreshing change from accounts that focus on cultural factors and individual greed. Albritton details the economic relations and connections that have put us in a situation of simultaneous oversupply and undersupply of food. This explosive book provides yet more evidence that the human cost of capitalism is much bigger than those in power will admit.

About the Author:

Robert Albritton was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at York University, Toronto, Canada. He has published seven books on Marxist theory, including Let Them Eat Junk and Economics Transformed.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Let Them Eat Junk: How Capitalism Creates ...
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
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