Supersizing urban America : how inner cities got fast food with government help / Chin Jou.

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.

259 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: combating obesity and subsidizing fast food expansion -- Solving urban challenges through fast food -- Searching for new urban markets -- Creating fast food cities with government help -- Diversifying out of necessity -- Shoring up the urban market -- Making sense of recent fast food policies -- Unpacking links between fast food and obesity -- Conclusion: proposing solutions.