02199oam 2200397z- 450 991016275350332120160909091024.097815095015331509501533(CKB)3710000001043852(VLeBooks)9781509501533(Perlego)1536203(EXLCZ)99371000000104385220200619d2015 uy |engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSugarPolity1 online resource (192 p.)9780745680156 0745680151 9780745680149 0745680143 There is more sugar in the world's diet than ever before, but life is far from sweet for the exploited producers making nature's 'white gold' and the unhealthy consumers eating it. Why has the billion-dollar sugar trade created such inequities? In this insightful analysis, Ben Richardson argues that the most compelling answers to this question can be found in the dynamics of global capitalism. Led by multinational companies, the mass consumption of sweetened snacks has taken hold in the Global South and underpinned a new wave of foreign investment in sugar production. The expansion of large-scale and highly-industrialised farms across Latin America, Asia and Africa has kept the price of sugar down whilst pushing workers out of jobs and rural dwellers off the land. However, challenges to these practices are gathering momentum. Health advocates warning against costly diseases like diabetes, trade unions fighting for better pay, and local residents campaigning for a cleaner environment are all re-shaping the way sugar is consumed and produced. But to truly transform sugar, Richardson contends, these political activities must also address the profit-driven nature of food and farming itself. Foreign trade regulationSugar tradeForeign trade regulation.Sugar trade.382.4136Richardson Ben1748500BOOK9910162753503321Sugar4181424UNINA