Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate by Kenneth H. Kolb

Their efforts, however, did not change locals' food consumption practices. As this book makes clear, the battle over food deserts was never about food––it was about equality.

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Author	Kenneth H. Kolb
Book Title	Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debat
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Language	Eng
Publisher	University of California Press

Retail Inequality examines the failure of recent efforts to improve Americans' diets by improving access to healthy food. Based on exhaustive research in Greenville, SC, Kenneth H. Kolb documents the struggles of two Black neighborhoods. Outsiders ignored their complaints about the unsavory retail options on their side of town until the emergence of the well-intentioned but flawed "food desert" concept. Soon after, new allies arrived to help, believing grocery stores and healthier options were the key to better health. Their efforts, however, did not change locals' food consumption practices. Retail Inequality explains why and 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.

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