The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty

by Jane Harrigan

Book Overview

Since 2007-08 the global economy has faced two global food price crises, placing the issue of food security firmly back on national and international agendas. In this thought-provoking and persuasively argued book, Jane Harrigan, Professor of Economics at SOAS, examines the impact of the food price hikes on the Arab region and illuminates the linkages between the food price crisis, the Arab Spring, and the growing practice of foreign land acquisition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137339373
• ISBN13: 9781137339379
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"