Food Security, Agricultural Policies and Economic Growth - 9781138803046

Taylor & Francis

Food Security, Agricultural Policies and Economic GrowthLong-term Dynamics in the Past, Present and Future\nAuthor(s): Niek Koning\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138803046, 978-1138803046\nSynopsis\nUsing a political-economic approach supplemented with insights from human ecology, this volume analyzes the long-term dynamics of food security and economic growth. The book begins by discussing the nature of preindustrial food crises and the changes that have occurred since the 19th century with the ascent of technical science and the fossil fuel revolution. It explains how these changes improved living standards but that the realization of this improvement was usually dependent on government support for smallholder modernization. \n\nThe author sets out how the evolution of food security in different regions has been influenced by farm policy choices and how these choices were shaped by local societal characterist.