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Food by Jennifer Clapp
Category: Food & Wine | Series: Polity Resources Series
Food is one of the most basic resources that humans need for daily survival. Forty percent of the world's population gains a livelihood from agriculture and we all consume food. Yet control over this fundamental resource is concentrated in relatively few hands. The 2008 food price crisis illustrated bot ...Show more
Land by Derek Hall
Category: Politics | Series: Polity Resources Series
Land is one of the world's most emotionally resonant resources, and control over it is fundamental to almost all human activity. From the local level to the global, we are often in conflict over the ground beneath our feet. But because human relationships to land are so complex, it can be difficult to t ...Show more
Water by David Lewis Feldman
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Polity Resources Series
Water is our planet's most precious resource. It is required by every living thing, yet a huge proportion of the world's population struggles to access clean water daily. Agriculture, aquaculture, industry, and energy all depend on it - yet its provision and safety engender widespread conflict; battles ...Show more
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