Bibliograph

Meatonomics, how the rigged economics of meat and dairy make you consume too much-and how to eat better, live longer, and spend smarter, David Robinson Simon

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Meatonomics, how the rigged economics of meat and dairy make you consume too much-and how to eat better, live longer, and spend smarter, David Robinson Simon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Meatonomics

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

David Robinson Simon

Sub title

how the rigged economics of meat and dairy make you consume too much-and how to eat better, live longer, and spend smarter

Summary

"Meatonomics is the first book to add up the huge "externalized" costs that the animal food system imposes on taxpayers, animals and the environment, and it finds these costs total about $414 billion yearly. With yearly retail sales of around $250 billion, that means that for every $1 of product they sell, meat and dairy producers impose almost $2 in hidden costs on the rest of us. But if producers were forced to internalize these costs, a $4 Big Mac would cost about $11. Written in a clear and accessible style, Meatonomics provides vital insight into how the economics of animal food production influence our spending, eating, health, prosperity, and longevity."--www.Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

The brave new world of government marketing -- Massaging the message : shaping consumer beliefs -- Sausage-making and lawmaking : influence in the political process -- Regulatory conflict and consumer confusion -- Feeding at the subsidy trough -- Diseases and doctor bills -- The sustainability challenge -- The costs of cruelty -- Fishing follies -- Recipes for change

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Meat economics, how the rigged economics of meat and dairy make you consume too much-and how to eat better, live longer, and spend smarter

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