Why food prices are going up: The role of the WTO

May 11, 2008 19:51

One of the things missing from many mainstream analyses of the food crisis is the role played by "structural adjustment" in frakking local farmers particularly in the poorest developing countries where the food shortages are currently the worst.

Thanks to unusualmusic's eagle eyes, there's this excellent article by Craig Mckintosh on the "Free Trade" and the ( Read more... )

food crisis, economy, recession

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fa_ikaika May 12 2008, 22:25:10 UTC
Yes, it's one of the great crimes of the 20th century in my opinion.

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