New models for old

As was outlined above in the discussion on Boyd Orr, the dominant model for food policy dates back to the post World War II period. The model centered on an analysis thatScience                                                                      ...

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Institutions

Institutions  When the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was signed by over 100 countries in 1994, it was to have profound direct and indirect implications for public health inHealthSciences                                                                          ...

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Conclusion

The nutrition transition raises immensely important challenges for food policy. This chapter argues that these need to be accompanied by sensitivity to other challenges raised by contemporary globalization.Table 4.5 Different Food and Health Policy Frameworks: fragmented or systemic solutions?Fragmented...

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Demographic Trends

Hania Zlotnik Over the past four centuries the population of the world has increased tenfold, rising from about 580 million persons in 1600 to slightly over six billion in 2000 (Biraben,1979; United Nations, 2001a). Most of that growth occurred during the 20th century when the population nearly quadrupled...

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