Keywords
food regime, food choice, food justice
Document Type
Article
Abstract
United States agricultural policies incentivize the growth and consumption of industrial foods. Industrial foods are linked to a host of social and ecological ills. However, agricultural policies are insulated from political criticism, in part, by the myth that consumers freely and rationally choose industrial foods. This neoliberal myth is congruous with the American preferences for "stealth democracy." That is, the neoliberal myth is an elegant, but ultimately erroneous, reconciliation of conflicting political preferences: Americans do not want to be involved in politics, but they also do not want the political process to be used by special interests or politicians to take advantage of ordinary people.
Recommended Citation
Lichtenberger, A. B. (2020). Toward a Just Food Regime: Consumption, Ideology, and Democratic Strategy. Journal of Food Law & Policy, 10(2). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp/vol10/iss2/6
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