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The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States
Alston, Julian; Okrent, Abigail M.
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Description for The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy. Num Pages: 338 pages, 72 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future roles of policies such as farm subsidies, public agricultural R&D, food assistance programs, taxes on particular foods (such as sodas) or nutrients (such as fat), food labeling laws, and advertising controls. The findings are mostly negative—it is generally not economic to use farm and food policies as obesity policy—but some food policies that combine incentives and ... Read more
This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future roles of policies such as farm subsidies, public agricultural R&D, food assistance programs, taxes on particular foods (such as sodas) or nutrients (such as fat), food labeling laws, and advertising controls. The findings are mostly negative—it is generally not economic to use farm and food policies as obesity policy—but some food policies that combine incentives and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
Number of Pages
393
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137486479
SKU
V9781137486479
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About Alston, Julian; Okrent, Abigail M.
Julian M. Alston is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis, USA, where he studies and teaches about government policy affecting agriculture and food, including the economics of agricultural innovation, food and nutrition policy, and the global challenges of poverty, malnutrition, and obesity. Abigail M. Okrent is Research ... Read more
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