Synopsis
Since its establishment in October, 1945, it has been the stated aim of the United Nations to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. For the last three decades, more than enough food has been produced to feed the world, yet the numbers suffering from hunger continue to increase. In the developing countries, some 150 million children under five are now seriously undernourished. In this new, updated edition, David Grigg provides an account of who is hungry, where and why. The causes of hunger are manifold and complex: population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, inefficient farming, poor distribution, inappropriate aid, war, drought, famine, corruption and incompetance are among them. The author demonstrates the nature and scope of the problem, and analyzes the factors operating in a wide range of instances. The search for simple solutions is not only pointless, he argues, but their implementation is frequently damaging and counterproductive.
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Quatrième de couverture
In The World Food Problem, updated in every respect since its first edition in 1985, David Grigg provides a full account of who is hungry, where and why.
The causes of hunger are manifold and complex: population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, inefficient farming, poor distribution, inappropriate aid, war, drought, famine, corruption, and incompetence are among them. The great strength and value of this outstanding book lie at once in the author′s understanding of the nature and scope of the problem, and in his clear analysis of the factors operating in a wide range of instances. The search for simple solutions is not only pointless but, he shows only too vividly, their implementation is frequently damaging and counterproductive.
Revue de presse
About the first edition:
"Ought to become a classic textbook and undoubtedly is a monument of scholarly synthesis." Geographical Magazine
"The book promotes its own eminent claims to be on an accessible shelf of every senior school and university library." Geography
"An excellent addition to the literature ... The book is easy to read and would be a useful textbook for courses on hunger and poverty, third–world development, and agricultural geography." Geographical Review
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