Let Them Eat Junk

How Capitalism Creates Hunger and Obesity

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism, Social Science
Cover of the book Let Them Eat Junk by Robert Albritton, Pluto Press
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Author: Robert Albritton ISBN: 9781783713844
Publisher: Pluto Press Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Robert Albritton
ISBN: 9781783713844
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English
This is the first book to analyse the food industry from a Marxist perspective.

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.
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This is the first book to analyse the food industry from a Marxist perspective.

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.

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