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Let Them Eat Junk: How Capitalism Creates Hunger and Obesity

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.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 272
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780745328065
  • Genres
  • sociology, food, economics
  • Release date
  • 2009