A scholar of religion and social ethics in Colorado, Schanbacher offers an ethical analysis of the food security model proffered by corporations and the food sovereignty model that small farmers and activists are offering as an alternative. He examines how they function within discourses on global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in order to provide a context in which to understand the role food plays with respect to discussions of globalization and global poverty. He covers globalization, development, food security, and the emergence of a global food regime; the underside of development; food sovereignty as an alternative; human rights, human responsibilities, and the capabilities approach; and the ethical analysis of food sovereignty and the ethics of globalization. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)