Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with...

Societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of reduced costs of transport, lower trade barriers, faster communication of ideas, rising capital flows, and intensifying pressures for mitigation. Integration--or "globalization"--has generated...

Chapter 1. Climate Change and Personal Food Choices -- Chapter 2 Part 1. The Role of Lands and Forests -- Part 2. The Role of Water and Air -- Chapter 3. Aggravating Circumstances: Corporate Power against Democracy (Land Grabs for Fodder and Fuel as the Amazon Burns) -- Chapter 4. Migrants and...

There is a lot written on climate change from various points of view, but this is the first work that demonstrates the connection between the hunger of the poor, the deprivation of safe and healthy food on the part of those who can afford it in the wealthy countries, but still face starvation in...