Food Economics - Henning Hansen - Bog

Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure. Companies grow bigger in order to obtain economies of scale and issues and such as food security, quality, obesity and health are ever important factors.This textbook analyzes the structure of the world¿s food economy, with particularly strong coverage on the root causes of periodic food crises and the impact of WTO measures and other agricultural policies.