Following the collapse of the planning system in the former USSR and Eastern Europe, the World Bank and the IMF rushed in to fill the vacuum. Since then they have become increasingly involved in the transformational process that is taking place in these countries. In addition to insisting on...

The diets of consumers in the developing world - rich and poor, rural and urban - are changing. More calories, saturated fats, added sugars and added salts are being consumed, resulting in 'over-nutrition'. Combined with lower physical activity levels these changes are causing increased levels...