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PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520384180
ISBN-139780520384187
eBay Product ID (ePID)5050079204
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Book TitleRetail Inequality : Reframing the Food Desert Debate
Number of Pages278 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEconomics / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Sociology / Urban
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics
AuthorKenneth H. Kolb
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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LCCN2021-021914
ReviewsKolb helps dispel the food desert media frame that implies that food desert residents choose poor diets. Rather, the problem is racism., Kolb drives home an oft-ignored consideration: Low-income neighborhoods deserve the same food options as wealthy neighborhoods, regardless of whether that leads to healthier diets.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal338.1975727
Table Of ContentContents List of Figures Acknowledgments 1. What We Got Wrong 2. A Concept Catches Fire 3. Food Desert Realities: Perception, Money, and Transportation 4. Food Desert Realities: Social Capital, Household Dynamics, and Taste 5. The "Healthy Food" Frame 6. The Problem Solvers 7. A Path Forward Epilogue: Wins and Losses Appendix: Food Desert Media Database Notes References Index
SynopsisRetail Inequality examines the failure of recent efforts to improve Americans' diets by increasing access to healthy food. Based on exhaustive research, this book by Kenneth H. Kolb documents the struggles of two Black neighborhoods in Greenville, South Carolina. For decades, outsiders ignored residents' complaints about the unsavory retail options on their side of town--until the well-intentioned but flawed "food desert" concept took hold in popular discourse. Soon after, new allies arrived to help, believing that grocery stores and healthier options were the key to better health. These efforts, however, did not change neighborhood residents' food consumption practices. Retail Inequality explains why and also outlines the history of deindustrialization, urban public policy, and racism that are the cause of unequal access to food today. Kolb identifies retail inequality as the crucial concept to understanding today's debates over gentrification and community development. As this book makes clear, the battle over food deserts was never about food--it was about equality.
LC Classification NumberHD9000.5.K588 2022
