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Scarce Goods As Political Weapons The Case of Food - Wallensteen1976 by Jose Franco is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the historical use of food as a political weapon, particularly by the United States, in the context of international relations and economic power. It outlines four key conditions necessary for an economic commodity, like food, to be utilized as a political tool: scarcity, supply concentration, demand dispersion, and action independence. The article emphasizes that while military weapons aim to kill, economic weapons can threaten life by denying access to essential resources, thus high
- Author
- Jose Franco
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- EN