03217nam 2200757Ia 450 991095772360332120200520144314.097866132829589781118169599111816959X9781283282956128328295X97811181696121118169611(CKB)2550000000063663(EBL)818958(OCoLC)762325181(SSID)ssj0000554678(PQKBManifestationID)12223540(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554678(PQKBWorkID)10517493(PQKB)10911575(Au-PeEL)EBL818958(CaPaEBR)ebr10510356(CaONFJC)MIL328295(CaSebORM)9781118043233(MiAaPQ)EBC818958(OCoLC)785643320(OCoLC)ocn785643320 (OCoLC)711044814(FINmELB)ELB179143(Perlego)1010940(EXLCZ)99255000000006366320110715d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEndless appetites how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest /Alan Bjerga1st editionHoboken, N.J. Bloomberg Pressc20111 online resource (218 p.)Bloomberg ;151Description based upon print version of record.9781118043233 1118043235 Includes bibliographical references and index.Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest; Contents; Author's Note; Prologue; Chapter 1: Floors, Fields, and Famines; Chapter 2: Chicago Makes a Market; Chapter 3: Elephants in the Kiddie Pool; Chapter 4: A Recipe for Famine; Chapter 5: The View from Rome; Chapter 6: Hot Air; Chapter 7: Promise; Chapter 8: The Price of a Cup of Coffee; Chapter 9: A Better Banana; Chapter 10: Thai Quality; Chapter 11: Steps Up; Chapter 12: Harvest of Hope; Notes; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Photo InsertHow to understand the twenty-first century food crisis Since 2007, farm-product prices have rocketed and plunged, causing hunger, malnutrition, and social and political upheaval around the world. Endless Appetites explores how ""food security,"" the availability of food and the reasonable ability to buy it, has become one of the most challenging topics of our time. With every jump in grocery-store prices, the issue becomes more and more pressing, proven by this year's record increase in food prices, which has already topped the spike of 2008. Award-winning commodities rBloombergHow the commodities casino creates hunger and unrestFood pricesFood securityFood prices.Food security.363.8BUS027000bisacshBjerga Alan1810954MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957723603321Endless appetites4362532UNINA