Food Industry as a Challenge of International Trade in a Global Context : Graduate paper

Tema ovog rada je utjecaj prehrambene industrije na globalno tržište. U radu su prikazane teorija i povijest međunarodne trgovine te utjecaj globalizacije na istu. Analizirane su pozitivne i negativne strane globalnog tržišta hranom te uloga prehrane u životu čovjeka; uspoređuje se zdrava i nezdrava prehrana te se dodatno ističu alternative zdrave prehrane. Na kraju se analizira utjecaj tehnološkog napretka na prehrambenu industriju, gdje se poseban naglasak stavlja na ekološke posljedice tehnološkog napretka. Cilj je rada analiza prehrambene industrije u kontekstu međunarodne trgovine i različitih alternativnih rješenja problema ekološke zagađenosti te negativnih utjecaja na zdravlje i kulturu čovjeka. Analiza dovodi do zaključka da zbog financijske dobiti koja predstavlja glavni cilj velikih industrija, mnoga štetna djelovanja za prirodu i okoliš se zanemaruju i potiskuju zbog utjecaja moći.This thesis investigates food industry as a challenge of international trade in a global context. It investigates the theory and history of international trade as well as the effects of globalization. Additionally, it analyses positive and negative effects of global food trade and the significance of food in the lives of common people; healthy and unhealthy diets are compared, and the alternative diets are suggested. The last part of the thesis looks into the effects of technological process on food industry, with special attention to ecological consequences. The goal of this paper is to analyse food industry in the context of international trade as well as different alternative solutions to the problems of pollution and its negative consequences on human health and culture. The thesis shows that the financial gain remains the main goal of large industries and therefore most of its harmful effects on environment and culture remain ignored and hidden due to the powerful influence of the same industries