An Economic History of Global Food Markets - Raj Patel

[ChrisBowlas]

When, as a child, I was told that tale about starving Africans who would be delighted to have the ghastly slop served up as school meals, I offered to help the teacher wrap it up to send it to them. I was always a polite and helpful child.

[jonson11122]

Very intelectual, informational and truthfull.

The purpose of food is not to make profit of it, but to feed the people to get the nutrition needed for body to function properly.

[lyhpcl]

Raj is right. When you introduce markets into food, there are only 2 rules: One, if you have the money, you can buy food. Two, if you don't have the money, you starve. One cannot put it any simpler!

[truthmouthpiece2]

@lyhpcl and western countries' governments give them some "taxpayer money" aid so as to maintain illusion that it's a human system

[smodass]

He seems quite knowledgeable about India and he is on the dot on the famines in India under the BRitish.

I am not sure why you say he is not knowledgeable.

[word2urmuva]

'Food Markets are relatively new things'

What a load of crap. I think you should book some time off to go back to ECON 101.

[stratvic]

So feudelism is the preferred solution now that communism and social has been discreditied?

[lyhpcl]

Raj specifically stated that feudalism is horrible and we wouldn't want to go back there. Socialism hasn't been discredited, capitalism has. Where have you been in the past 2 years?

[stratvic]

Watching statism, crony capitalism, and socialism crash.

[majorMcpharter]

Food in capitalism is produced primarily for profit.This is why thousands starve amidst food stockpiles.Workers of all lands unite for common ownership of the earths resources.

[Keylimedelight]

Interesting stuff, particularly if you think about food crops and ethanol. Something that need to be given thought.

[majorMcpharter]

The supermarkets are overflowing with fruit meat sweets etc as long as you can pay.If you can not pay tough shit, in capitalism you will starve.