Currently, there is an alarming increase in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in
many countries throughout the world. This will be seen particularly in the countries of the …

▪ Abstract One of the most profound changes in the United States in the past century is the
national abandonment of farming as a livelihood strategy. This change is evident both in the …

Food regime analysis emerged to explain the strategic role of agriculture and food in the
construction of the world capitalist economy. It identifies stable periods of capital …

This book explores the position, role and significance of the peasantry in an era of
globalization, particularly of the agrarian markets and food industries. It argues that the …

In this exciting and challenging work, Norman Long brings together years of work and
thought in development studies to provide a key text for guiding future development …

Direct agricultural markets, predicated on face-to-face ties between producers and
consumers, are often seen as central components of local food systems. Activists and …

In 2001, Fast Food Nation was published to critical acclaim and became an international
bestseller. Eric Schlosser's exposé revealed how the fast food industry has altered the …

This article applies Massey's (2005) call for a relational understanding of space that can
challenge aspatial readings of globalization to the study of globalization in a rural context …

Many impressive studies on the changing nature of the global food system have been
published, and nearly all address changes at the macro level. The far less visible changes …

In this paper we analyze a turn to “quality” in both food production and consumption. We
argue that quality in the food sector, as it is being asserted at the present time, is closely …