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Book review: Food security and sociopolitical stability edited by Christopher B. Barrett

Singh, Chandni (2014) Book review: Food security and sociopolitical stability edited by Christopher B. Barrett. LSE Review of Books (27 Jan 2014). Website.

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Abstract

"Food Security and Sociopolitical Stability." Christopher B. Barrett (ed). Oxford University Press. September 2013. --- Global food price spikes in 2008 and again in 2011 coincided with a surge of political unrest in low- and middle-income countries. In some places, food riots turned violent, pressuring governments and in a few cases contributed to their overthrow. Foreign investors sparked a new global land rush, adding a different set of pressures, and the spectre of widespread food insecurity and sociopolitical instability weighs on policymakers worldwide. Chandni Singh finds that this book represents a critical and timely contribution to food policy and global security discourses and a launch pad for political action.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2014 09:34
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:13
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/56242

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