LET THEM EAT JUNK by Robert Albritton ( 9780745328072 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

LET THEM EAT JUNK
HOW CAPITALISM CREATES HUNGER AND OBESITY

By:

Robert Albritton

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0745328075

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9780745328072

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Publisher:

PLUTO PRESS

Pub. date:

6 March, 2009

Pages:

272

Description:

A thorough explanation of how the capitalist system creates simultaneous hunger and obesity.

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.

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