{"product_id":"9781856498654","title":"Hungry for Trade How the Poor Pay for Free Trade","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHungry for Trade\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow the Poor Pay for Free Trade\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Madeley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fallout from the Seattle meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) continues,  John Madeley explores some key questions about the free trade that it advocates:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill free trade in food help or hinder the abolition of world hunger?\u003cbr\u003eWho benefits first? The poor? Or the transnational corporations?\u003cbr\u003eWill free trade help Third World farmers find new international markets?\u003cbr\u003eHow can countries -  North and South, rich and poor - protect their farmers?\u003cbr\u003eHow can self-sufficiency in food production be achieved?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis book exposes the contradiction between Western governments' rhetoric about reducing world poverty and the drive to yet more trade liberalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Madeley has been a writer and broadcaster specialising in Third World development and environmental issues for the past twenty years. From 1983 to 1998, he was Editor of the renowned magazine, International Agricultural Development. A contributor to leading British papers including the Observer, the Financial Times and the Independent on Sunday, he has also written for many NGOs including Christian Aid, the Panos Institute, and the Catholic Institute for International Relations. He is the author of several books:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* When Aid is No Help: How Projects Fail and How They Could Succeed\u003cbr\u003e* Trade and the Poor: The Impact of International Trade on Developing Countries\u003cbr\u003e* Land is Life: Land Reform and Sustainable Agriculture (co-editor)\u003cbr\u003e* Big Business, Poor Peoples: The Impact of Transnational Corporations on the World's Poor.\u003cbr\u003eJohn Madeley has been a writer and broadcaster specialising in Third World development and environmental issues for the past twenty years. From 1983 to 1998, he was Editor of the renowned magazine, International Agricultural Development. A contributor to leading British papers including the Observer, the Financial Times and the Independent on Sunday, he has also written for many NGOs including Christian Aid, the Panos Institute, and the Catholic Institute for International Relations. He is the author of several books:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* When Aid is No Help: How Projects Fail and How They Could Succeed\u003cbr\u003e* Trade and the Poor: The Impact of International Trade on Developing Countries\u003cbr\u003e* Land is Life: Land Reform and Sustainable Agriculture (co-editor)\u003cbr\u003e* Big Business, Poor Peoples: The Impact of Transnational Corporations on the World's Poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781856498654\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369142485132,"sku":"9781856498654","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bb78b829-c7d7-4056-a363-81fda18df9fa.jpg?v=1783878083","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781856498654","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}