Andrea suggests that the internationally accepted understanding of access to food as a human right has been violated by the current trend toward what Marx has aptly termed the commodification of food. Food markets need regulation, Andrea argues, because they affect the lives of billions of...

This case introduces students to the fundamental issues that managers face when deciding what international trade finance terms to use when transacting with other firms. In late 2009, Pam Arnold, the Head of Global Credit at Belco Global Foods must decide which trade finance terms to offer to...