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Resetting the Table
Straight Talk About the Food We Grow and Eat
by Robert Paarlberg
Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2020 by Knopf
Deckle Edge
ISBN-13: 978-0-525-65644-9, ISBN: 0-525-65644-8

"A bold, science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it's produced, examining in detail local and organic food, food companies, nutrition labeling, ethical treatment of animals, environmental impact, and every other aspect from farm to table.Consumers want to know more about their food--including the farm it came from, the chemicals used, the nutrition value, how the animals were treated, and costs to ..."






Resetting the Table
Straight Talk About the Food We Grow and Eat (Paperback)
by Robert Paarlberg
Paperback, 369 Pages, Published 2022 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-13: 978-0-525-56681-6, ISBN: 0-525-56681-3

"... Statista , October 22 , 2019 , https://www.statista.com/statistics/191269/fresh-beef -category - share - in - 2011 / . 242 " This is a f — ing cow ! " : Alexandra Deabler , " Burger King Pranks Customers with Vegetarian ' Impossible ..."






Globalization and the Rural Environment
(Series on Latin American Studies)
by Otto Thomas Solbrig, Contributor-Miguel Altieri, Contributor-V. Balaji, Francesco Di Castri, Contributor-Sandra Batie, Contributor-Nazri Choucri, Robert Paarlberg, Contributor-Juan Enriquez, Contributor-Eugenio Figueroa, Contributor-Robert Horsch, Contributor-Jordan Kimball, Contributor-William Lockeretz, Contributor-Jerry Melillo, Contributor-Otto Doering, Carlos H. Cadoppi, John H. Coatsworth, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Rocio Fernandez Ales, Anthony C. Janetos, Professor Pierre R. Crosson, Rolando Meninato, Jean-Claude Monolou, Lazaro Ojeda Quintana, Angelo Palermo, Roberto Peiretti, Max Pfeffer, Veronique Plocq Fichelet, Beatrice Rogers, Carlos A. Salvador, Emilio Satorre, Laura Vainesman, Raul Vera, Ernesto F. Viglizzo, Contributor-Wyn Grant, Merilee S. Grindle, Talal Younes, Contributor-Jan Blom, Professor Robert L. Paarlberg, Contributor-Pierre Crosson
Paperback, 551 Pages, Published 2001 by David Rockefeller Center For Latin American Studies
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00531-0, ISBN: 0-674-00531-7

" As the world transitions from an industrial society to an information society, agriculture has undergone a dramatic transformation. Food production in the 20th century was transformed by three revolutions: first mechanical, then genetic, and finally chemical. Now, in the 21st century, agriculture is going through at least two more revolutions: an information technology revolution leading to precision farming, and a biotechnology revol ..."






Food Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know�
by Robert Paarlberg
Hardcover, 313 Pages, Published 2023 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-774376-8, ISBN: 0-19-774376-5

"For those ready to have their thinking about food politics informed, but also challenged, this is the book to read."






The United States of Excess
Gluttony and the Dark Side of American Exceptionalism
by Robert Paarlberg
224 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-023126-2, ISBN: 0-19-023126-2

"Davenport, Coral, 2014. ... New York Times, September 24, http://www.nytimes. com/2014/09/25/world/asia/25climate.html?_r=0 Davis, Teddy, 2009. ... Annual Energy Outlook 2013, Department of Energy, EIA0383, April 15, ... Sport at School in Europe,” Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Eurydice Report, March, Brussels. European Union, 2013. “VAT Rates Applied in the Member States of the European Union,” European Commi ..."






The United States of Excess
Gluttony and the Dark Side of American Exceptionalism
by Robert Paarlberg
224 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-992263-5, ISBN: 0-19-992263-2

"“Energy Prices, Taxes and Carbon Dioxide Emissions,” OECD Economic Studies 17 (Autumn 1991): 91–105. ... ISS WEB Edition, http://www.pnlee.co.uk/ iss.htm Fouquet, Roger, and Peter Pearson, 2006. “Seven ... Frank, Robert H., 1999. Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press."






Food Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know?
by Robert Paarlberg
224 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-932241-1, ISBN: 0-19-932241-4

"According to calculations by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), government policies in the European Union in 2009 made food costs for consumers 7 percent higher than they would have been without subsidies, and in Japan 42 percent higher. Another charge, that junkfood prices have fallen in the United States while fruit and vegetable prices have not, is also questionable. A 2008 study by the Economic Re ..."






Starved for Science
How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
by Robert Paarlberg
256 Pages, Published 2009 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-04174-5, ISBN: 0-674-04174-7

"Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Harvard University Press was aware of a trademark claim, then the ... Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Paarlberg, Robert L. Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / Robert Paarlberg; foreword by No ..."






Food Politics(2nd Edition)
What Everyone Needs To Know
by Robert L. Paarlberg
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-932238-1, ISBN: 0-19-932238-4

"The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the micros ..."






Diplomatic Dispute(Reprint)
U.S. Conflict With Iran, Japan and Mexico
by Robert Paarlberg
Hardcover, Published by Univ Pr Of Amer
ISBN-13: 978-0-8191-4062-3, ISBN: 0-8191-4062-7






Food and Agriculture
What Everyone Needs to Know
by Robert Paarlberg, F. Bailey Norwood, Sarah Lancaster, Pascal A. Oltenacu
448 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-026920-3, ISBN: 0-19-026920-0

"Robert Paarlberg, F. Bailey Norwood, Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo, Sarah Lancaster, Pascal A. Oltenacu. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Much of the information in this book was acquired through the normal course of our jobs, which are funded by the US Department of Agriculture, the state of Oklahoma, ... To better understand the nature of food controversies we reached out to individuals at activist and nonprofit ..."






Food Politics(2nd Edition)
What Everyone Needs to Know®
by Robert Paarlberg
Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-932239-8, ISBN: 0-19-932239-2

"The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the micros ..."






United States Foreign Policy & the Third World
Agenda, 1982
by Professor Albert Fishlow, Roger D. Hansen, John P. Lewis, Overseas Development Council, Robert P. Poarlberg, Robert Paarlberg
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1982 by Celestial Arts
ISBN-13: 978-0-03-061918-2, ISBN: 0-03-061918-1

"Greentree, Todd R., and Philips, Rosemarie. "The PQLI and DRR: New Tools for Measuring Development Progress." Communique No. 1979/4. ..."






Food Politics(3rd Edition)
What Everyone Needs to Know®
by Paarlberg, Robert
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2023 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-774377-5, ISBN: 0-19-774377-3

"""Food Politics" is the struggle among groups in society to shape the actions of governments when taxing, regulating, or subsidizing actions within the food and farming sector."






Policy Reform in American Agriculture(1st Edition)
Analysis and Prognosis
by David Orden, Robert L. Paarlberg, Terry L. Roe
Hardcover, 284 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-63264-3, ISBN: 0-226-63264-4

"Despite substantial transformations in American agriculture, farm program spending remains a closely guarded prerogative of United States agricultural policy. "Policy Reform in American Agriculture" examines both the history of farm subsidies and the contemporary relevance of traditional farm programs to today's agricultural industries. This work analyzes the mixed performance of past agricultural support programs, reviews the current d ..."






Starved for Science(1st Edition)
How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
by Robert L. Paarlberg, Norman E. Borlaug, Jimmy Carter, President Jimmy Carter
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2009 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-03347-4, ISBN: 0-674-03347-7

" Listen to a short interview with Robert Paarlberg Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas, but eventually the two-lane tarmac narrows to rutted dirt, and the journey must continue on foot. The farmers you eventually meet are mostly women, hardworking but visibly poor. They have no improv ..."






Food Politics(10th Edition)
What Everyone Needs to Know
by Robert L. Paarlberg
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-538959-3, ISBN: 0-19-538959-X

"The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the micros ..."






Macroeconomics, Agriculture, And Exchange Rates(1st Edition)
(Westview Special Studies in International Economics and Busi)
by Philip L. Paarlberg, Robert Chambers, P.L. Paarlberg
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1988 by Westview Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-7562-5, ISBN: 0-8133-7562-2






Historical Dictionary of Chinese Foreign Affairs
(Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)
by Lawrence R. Sullivan, Robert L. Paarlberg, Sullivan/Paarlberg
Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 2018 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-1161-1, ISBN: 1-5381-1161-6

"In an act of totally unnecessary and wanton destruction, British forces in China during the Second Opium War (1856-1860) looted and destroyed much of the Old Imperial Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) including three imperial gardens and hundreds of halls, pavilions, and temples stock full of ancient artwork, antiquities, and literary works. More than a hundred years later, President Xi Jinping (2013- ) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC ..."






The United States of Excess(1st Edition)
Gluttony and the Dark Side of American Exceptionalism
by Robert L. Paarlberg
Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-992262-8, ISBN: 0-19-992262-4

"Compared to other wealthy countries, America stands out as a gluttonous over-consumer of both food and fuel. The United States boasts an obesity prevalence double the industrial world average, and per capita carbon emissions twice the average for Europe. Still worse, the policy steps taken by America in response to obesity and climate change have so far been the weakest in the industrial world. These aspects of America's exceptionalism ..."



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