The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. The Food Security Status of Arab Countries

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4. The Evolution of Food Security Strategies in the Arab World

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5. Causes of the Global Food Crisis and Its Impact on the Arab World

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6. The Arab Response to the Global Food Crisis

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7. Land Acquisition Overseas — Land Grab or Win-Win?

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8. Policies for Arab Integration into Global Food Markets and Arab Domestic Agriculture

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9. Reforming Social Safety Nets

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10. Conclusion

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11. Back Matter

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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.

• desegregation
• economy
• political economy
• production
• sovereignty

• School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

  Jane Harrigan

Jane Harrigan is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK. She has previously held positions at the University of Manchester, UK, and has worked as an Economist for the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi. She is the author, co-author, or editor of eight books and numerous journal papers and also works as a consultant to international organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization and African Development Bank.

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