Book tip: "Prices lie"
The book "Die Preise lügen - Warum uns billige Lebensmittel teuer zu stehen kommen" (Prices lie - Why cheap food costs us dearly), published by oekom Verlag, highlights the current deplorable state of affairs in food production.
Prices lie. Isn't it great that we only have to spend a fraction of our income on food? Everything is so nice and cheap at Aldi, Edeka & Co. But what if the prices are only so low because the costs are passed on - to the environment, other countries, future generations? Or what if the costs end up back at us through the back door because health care costs are rising or water has to be treated more and more expensively?
Then it is time to act, because only when the follow-up costs of conventionally produced food are made visible, the system will be fair again. And if the prices finally tell the truth, "normal" would suddenly be much more expensive than "organic". Then we would automatically buy what is best for us and our environment.
The book aims to harness and fuel the momentum of the discussion. The contributions (Reading sample) provide a comprehensive overview of the many aspects of the issue, offer well-founded criticism, but also point out concrete possible solutions, such as suitable communication strategies.
Bernward Geier: "The prices lie - Why cheap food costs us dearly" (oekom verlag Munich 2018) is available in German. here
