(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Who really decides what we eat and how we think about food How did the stuffed outnumber the starved and why are so many of them poor Why is soy in almost everything we eat Stuffed and Starved is a groundbreaking inquiry into the workings of the global food industry that reveals the stories behind the products in our shopping trolleys.

(Paperback)

Raj Patel incorporates some basic, but forgotten, economics as well as cutting-edge neuroeconomics, history, philosophy and sociology to show how the price we pay for everything - from food, to handbags, to fridges, to entertainment - is systematically distorted, reflecting neither true value nor real cost.