Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?

Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?.
Howard, Philip H. (2016). New York, NY. Bloomsbury Academic. (Book; English).

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http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/concentration-and-power-in-the-food-system-9781472581112/, http://www.amazon.com/Concentration-Power-Food-System-Contemporary/dp/1472581113/

Abstract or Brief Description

This book seeks to illuminate which firms have become the most dominant, and more importantly, how they shape and reshape society in their efforts to increase their control. These dynamics have received insufficient attention from academics and even critics of the current food system. The power of dominant firms extends far beyond narrow economic boundaries, for example, providing them with the ability to damage numerous communities and ecosystems in their pursuit of higher than average profits. The social resistance provoked by these negative consequences is another area that is less visible to the majority of the population. When such resistance is evident at all, it frequently appears insignificant, failing to challenge the direction of current trends. Even very small movements, however, may influence which firms end up winners or losers or close off particular avenues for growth. These accomplishments also suggest potential limits and therefore the possibility that dominant firms may experience much greater threats to their power in the future.

Language

English

Publication Type

Book

Keywords

accumulation capital as power dominant capital food

Subject

BN Power
BN Production
BN Resistance
BN Business Enterprise
BN Capital & Accumulation
BN Industrial Organization

Depositing User

Jonathan Nitzan

Date Deposited

25 Feb 2016 19:11

Last Modified

28 Feb 2016 22:21

URL:

https://bnarchives.net/id/eprint/471

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