Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Food System in Latin America: Processed Diet (Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy)

Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Food System in Latin America illustrates the relationship between climate change politics and food systems through a critical international political economy perspective.Economic globalization has changed our daily habits.Specifically, it has significantly influenced our food and dietary habits.In other words, there is a predominance of economic rationality in our daily activities, including eating.This characteristic contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This book shows that food is not just about farming or markets.It is also about politics and power. It argues that understanding the political economy of food is key to understanding the relationship between the food system and climate politics.Moreover, the book explains that food policies often look technical, but they reflect choices about who wins and who loses, and they can hide the real complexity of food systems.It considers the political drivers of dietary habits and policies relate