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Highly commended in the public health category of the British Medical Association Book Awards 2010
Food Policy
Integrating health, environment and society
Tim Lang, David Barling, and Martin Caraher
336 pages
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14 line drawings, and 20 tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-856788-2
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Paperback
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19 March 2009
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- Offers a much-needed reappraisal of the topic of food policy, from a 21st century perspective
- Written by an eminent team with experience in the world of food policy-making as consultants, advisers, observers, researchers and participants in various UN, international, and European bodies, and in national and community/local organizations and processes
- Acknowledges the controversy that 'the public good' means different things in different parts of the world, and the importance of this in relation to food policy
- De-mystifies food policy by firmly identifying rich countries in the food policy driving seat
- In developing the argument for an ecological public health approach to food policy, the book embraces the need for a sustainable food future, a hugely topical global issue
For over half a century, food policy has mapped a path for progress based upon a belief that the right mix of investment, scientific input, and human skills could unleash a surge in productive capacity which would resolve humanity's food-related health and welfare problems. It assumed that more food would yield greater health and happiness by driving down prices, increasing availability, and feeding more mouths. In the 21st century, this policy mix is quietly becoming unstuck. In a world marred by obesity alongside malnutrition, climate change alongside fuel and energy crises, water stress alongside more mouths to feed, and social inequalities alongside unprecedented accumulation of wealth, the old rubric of food policy needs re-evaluation. This book
explores the enormity of what the new policy mix must address, taking the approach that food policy must be inextricably linked with public health, environmental damage, and social inequalities to be effective.
Written by three authors with differing backgrounds, one in political science, another in environmental health and health promotion, and the third in social psychology, this book reflects the myriad of perspectives essential to a comprehensive view of modern food policy. It attempts to make sense of what is meant by food policy; explores whether the term has any currency in current policy discourse; assesses whether current policies help or hinder what happens; judges whether consensus can triumph in the face of competing bids for understanding; looks at all
levels of governance, across the range of actors in the food system, from companies and the state to civil society and science; considers what direction food policies are taking, not just in the UK but internationally; assesses who (and what) gains or loses in the making of these food policies; and identifies a modern framework for judging how good or limited processes of policy-making are.
This book provides a major comprehensive review of current and past food policy, thinking and proposing the need for what the authors call an ecological public health approach to food policy. Nothing less will be fit for the 21st century.Readership: This book will be essential reading for food
professionals (including dieticians and nutritionists), public health professionals, and environmental scientists.
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Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University, London, UK, David Barling, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Food Policy, City University, London, UK, and Martin Caraher, Associate Dean and Reader in Food and Health Policy, City University, London, UK
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"This is a very stimulating book which I recommend for anyone with an interest in food and health" - BMA Medical Book Competition
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1: Introduction and themes
2: Defining food policy
3: Public policy and governance
4: Nutrition
5: The supply chain
6: The environment and eco-systems
7: Behaviour and culture
8: Inequality, poverty and social justice
9: Conclusions
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