The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty [electronic resource] /
Harrigan, J.author.
A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the role played by the global food price crisis in the Arab Spring and the Arab response aiming at greater food sovereignty via domestic food production and land acquisition overseas – the so-called land grab.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Background; The global food crisis; The Arab Spring and the new politics of food; Concepts and definitions; The region; Food security; Strategies and policies for food security; Chapter outline; 2 The Food Security Status of Arab Countries; Some stylised facts; Measuring food security in the region; Predictions of the future Arab food gap and import dependency; 3 The Evolution of Food Security Strategies in the Arab World; Before OPEC
OPEC, the geopolitics of food, and the widening Arab food gap: the 1970s and 1980s drive for food self-sufficiencyNeoliberalism and the Washington consensus: trade-based food security in the 1980s and 1990s; Post 2007: food sovereignty; From food self-sufficiency to overseas land acquisition: a case study of Saudi Arabia; Conclusion; 4 Causes of the Global Food Crisis and Its Impact on the Arab World; Causes of the global food crisis; The economic impact; Inflation; External accounts and reserves; Social impact; Overview of poverty in the Arab world
The impact of food price inflation on poverty and food securityPolitical impact: food prices and the Arab Spring; Conclusion; 5 The Arab Response to the Global Food Crisis; Short-term responses: government measures to mitigate rising food prices; Longer-term responses: domestic production and overseas land acquisition; 6 Land Acqusition Overseas - Land Grab or Win-Win?; The scale of overseas land acquisitions; Arab States and overseas land acquisitions; Host countries for Arab investors; Institutional arrangements in Arab states for acquiring land
The problematic nature of overseas land acquisition: land grab?The potential for win-win; Conclusion; 7 Policies for Arab Integration into Global Food Markets and Arab Domestic Agriculture; Better integration into global food markets; A regional approach to food security; Domestic food production and improving agricultural productivity; The agricultural potential of Arab States; Water policies and agriculture; Liberalising agricultural trade; The potential of Sudan; Agriculture, poverty, and food security; Conclusion; 8 Reforming Social Safety Nets
The use of social safety nets as a response to the global food crisisThe need to reform social safety net programmes in the Arab world; Reform of food and fuel subsidies; Direct transfers, public works schemes, and nutrition programmes; Emergency humanitarian relief; The Arab Spring and the potential for reform; Case study: Yemen's new food security strategy; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the role played by the global food price crisis in the Arab Spring and the Arab response aiming at greater food sovereignty via domestic food production and land acquisition overseas – the so-called land grab.
International economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Microeconomics.
Economic policy.
Development economics.
Political economy.
International Economics.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Microeconomics.
Economic Policy.
Development Economics.
International Political Economy.