The critical role of food in contemporary policy, in the UK, Europe and internationally, is explored in a comprehensive and readable account of current issues, including food rights, patenting, safety, aid, choice and poverty.

• This landmark collection explores the critical role of food in contemporary national and international policy.
• The contributors represent different professional and academic perspectives.
• The contributions challenge state, institutional and agency structures and responses to food as a social policy issue.
• Most of the contributors write from an empirical research base.