Hungry for change...
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Hungry for change Rice is the most vital of basic foods, feeding nearly half the human population, so a recent surge in prices has provoked riots in some countries in Africa and Asia. It is part of an unprecedented global food crisis that, unless it is solved, threatens the lives of the poorest people in the world. Click here for the full story. |
To be published by Zed Books in July 2008.
This is what the publisher says:
‘In this clear and intelligent book, Thomas Lines examines the role that global policies have played in creating the crisis of rural poverty. He explains the mechanisms of the markets and supply chains, charting their impact on agricultural trade in the world's poorest countries. Combining analytical rigour with a clearly accessible examination of the key factors, the author deftly points to the forms that these solutions could take.’
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About the author...
I am a freelance consultant specialising in international
trade and agricultural markets. I started my working life as a journalist
reporting on the commodity and financial markets,
and later became a lecturer in international business at Edinburgh
University. I have worked in more than 40 countries, including as a team leader of agricultural aid projects
and a policy advisor of U.N. agencies, leading NGOs, fair-trade and
trade union organisations. I am the author of numerous papers and articles on the themes mentioned. Now I live in Brighton, England. One of my hobbies is photography, and I support Watford
FC. I was a candidate for the Green Party in the 2005
general election.
On this site you can find copies of
my analytical papers, both ancient and modern. There will soon
be page of photographs taken in various places from France to Moscow
to Turkmenistan to Zanzibar. Have a look round!