{"product_id":"food-and-nutrition-economics-p-george-c-davis-9780199379118","title":"Food and Nutrition Economics P","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e Winner of the 2017 Quality of Communication Award presented by The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the importance of food and nutrition becomes more widely recognized by practitioners and researchers in the health sciences, one persisting gap in the knowledge base remains: what are the economic factors that influence our food and our health? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood and Nutrition Economics\u003c\/em\u003e offers a much-needed resource for non-economists looking to understand the basic economic principles that govern our food and nutritional systems. Comprising both a quick grounding in nutrition with the fundamentals of economics and expert applications to food systems, it is a uniquely accessible and much-needed bridge between previously disparate scholarly and professional fields. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is intended for upper level undergraduates, graduate students, and health professionals with no background in economics who recognize that economics affects much of their work. Concerned because previous encounters with economics have been hampered by math hurdles? Don't be; this book offers a specialized primer in consumer economics (including behavioral economics of food consumption), producer economics, market-level analysis, cost-effectiveness, and cost-benefit analysis, all in an accessible and conversational manner that requires nothing more than middle-school math acumen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrounding these lessons in contemporary issues such as soft drink taxes, food prices, convenience, nutrition education programs, and the food environment, \u003cem\u003e Food and Nutrition Economics\u003c\/em\u003e is an innovative and needed entry in the rapidly expanding universe of food studies, health science, and their related fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George C. Davis, Elena L. Serrano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199379114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199379118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"George C. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119439802623,"sku":"9780199379118","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f44961e-f8b5-40af-9f8d-5eac936819eb.jpg?v=1687409358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/food-and-nutrition-economics-p-george-c-davis-9780199379118","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}