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The agricultural and food sector is an ideal case for investigating the political economy of public policies. Many of the policy developments in this sector since the 1950s have been sudden and transformational, while others have been gradual but persistent. This paper reviews and synthesizes the literature on trends and fluctuations in market distortions and the political-economy explanations that have been advanced. Based on a rich global data set covering a half-century of evidence on commodities, countries, and policy instruments, the paper identifies hypotheses that have been explored in the literature on the extent of market distortions and the conditions under which reform may be feasible.

Agribusiness --- Agriculture --- Climate Change Economics --- Distortions to agricultural markets --- Economic Theory & Research --- Economics of farm and food politics --- Emerging Markets --- Population Policies --- Rural Development

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In a world that sought to reduce Mexican immigrants to invisible labor, the Nayarit was a place where people could become visible once again, where they could speak out, claim space, and belong. In 1951, Doña Natalia Barraza opened the Nayarit, a Mexican restaurant in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With A Place at the Nayarit, historian Natalia Molina traces the life's work of her grandmother, remembered by all who knew her as Doña Natalia--a generous, reserved, and extraordinarily capable woman. Doña Natalia immigrated alone from Mexico to L.A., adopted two children, and ran a successful business. She also sponsored, housed, and employed dozens of other immigrants, encouraging them to lay claim to a city long characterized by anti-Latinx racism. Together, the employees and customers of the Nayarit maintained ties to their old homes while providing one another safety and support.   The Nayarit was much more than a popular eating spot: it was an urban anchor for a robust community, a gathering space where ethnic Mexican workers and customers connected with their patria chica (their "small country"). That meant connecting with distinctive tastes, with one another, and with the city they now called home. Through deep research and vivid storytelling, Molina follows restaurant workers from the kitchen and the front of the house across borders and through the decades. These people's stories illuminate the many facets of the immigrant experience: immigrants' complex networks of family and community and the small but essential pleasures of daily life, as well as cross-currents of gender and sexuality and pressures of racism and segregation. The Nayarit was a local landmark, popular with both Hollywood stars and restaurant workers from across the city and beloved for its fresh, traditionally prepared Mexican food. But as Molina argues, it was also, and most importantly, a place where ethnic Mexicans and other Latinx L.A. residents could step into the fullness of their lives, nourishing themselves and one another. A Place at the Nayarit is a stirring exploration of how racialized minorities create a sense of belonging. It will resonate with anyone who has felt like an outsider and had a special place where they felt like an insider.

Immigrants --- Mexican American neighborhoods --- Mexican Americans --- Restaurants --- Social life and customs. --- Social lifeand customs. --- Barraza, Natalia, --- Nayarit (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.) --- Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) --- 1950s. --- 1960s. --- Los Angeles history. --- Mexican immigration. --- Southern California. --- agricultural labor. --- citizenship. --- culinary history. --- discrimination. --- family. --- food politics. --- gentrification. --- intergenerational. --- placemaking. --- post war. --- race. --- restaurant employees. --- segregation. --- undocumented.

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After reading this intriguing book, a glass of wine will be more than hints of blackberries or truffles on the palate. Written by the author of the popular, award-winning website DrVino.com, Wine Politics exposes a little-known but extremely influential aspect of the wine business-the politics behind it. Tyler Colman systematically explains how politics affects what we can buy, how much it costs, how it tastes, what appears on labels, and more. He offers an insightful comparative view of wine-making in Napa and Bordeaux, tracing the different paths American and French wines take as they travel from vineyard to dining room table. Colman also explores globalization in the wine business and illuminates the role of behind-the-scenes players such as governments, distributors, and prominent critics who wield enormous clout. Throughout, Wine Politics reveals just how deeply politics matters- right down to the taste of the wine in your glass tonight.

Wine - Political aspects. --- Wine and wine making -- Political aspects. --- Wine and wine making. --- Wine industry. --- Wine --- Wine industry --- Industries --- Business & Economics --- Political aspects --- Political aspects. --- Alcoholic beverage industry --- american wines. --- behind the scenes. --- big business. --- bordeaux. --- burgundy. --- business and industry. --- business politics. --- california. --- cost of wine. --- europe. --- food politics. --- france. --- french wines. --- globalization. --- government influence. --- history of wine. --- inside perspective. --- napa. --- nonfiction. --- oregon. --- vineyards. --- wine business. --- wine critics. --- wine culture. --- wine distributors. --- wine historians. --- wine industry. --- wine labels. --- wine laws. --- wine lovers. --- wine making. --- wine taste. --- wine tasting. --- wine.

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How did our children end up eating nachos, pizza, and Tater Tots for lunch? Taking us on an eye-opening journey into the nation's school kitchens, this superbly researched book is the first to provide a comprehensive assessment of school food in the United States. Janet Poppendieck explores the deep politics of food provision from multiple perspectives--history, policy, nutrition, environmental sustainability, taste, and more. How did we get into the absurd situation in which nutritionally regulated meals compete with fast food items and snack foods loaded with sugar, salt, and fat? What is the nutritional profile of the federal meals? How well are they reaching students who need them? Opening a window onto our culture as a whole, Poppendieck reveals the forces--the financial troubles of schools, the commercialization of childhood, the reliance on market models--that are determining how lunch is served. She concludes with a sweeping vision for change: fresh, healthy food for all children as a regular part of their school day.

National school lunch program. --- School breakfast programs --- Children --- School children --- Lunch program (United States) --- School lunch program (United States) --- Breakfast programs, School --- Programs, School breakfast --- Breakfasts --- Nutrition --- Food --- america. --- behind the scenes. --- california. --- childrens lunches. --- comprehensive account. --- environmental sustainability. --- fast food. --- federal meals. --- food and culture. --- food culture. --- food history. --- food policies. --- food politics. --- food provision. --- food taste. --- multiple perspectives. --- nonfiction. --- nutrition and health. --- political. --- regulated meals. --- salty food. --- school food. --- school kitchens. --- school lunches. --- social change. --- social science. --- students and parents. --- sugar and fat. --- sustainable food. --- thought provoking. --- united states.