World Hunger: Twelve Myths

Lappe, Frances Moore; Collins, Joseph; Rosset, Peter; Esparza, Luis

ISBN 10: 0802135919 / ISBN 13: 9780802135919

Edité par Grove Press, 1998

N° de réf. du vendeur 0802135919-3-27519634

Synopsis :

This work examines the policies and politics that have kept hungry people from feeding themselves around the world, in both Third and First World countries.

Présentation de l'éditeur: The revised edition of this text includes substantial new material on hunger in the aftermath of the Cold War; global food productioin versus population growth; changing demographics and falling birth rates around the world; the shifting focus of foreign assistance in the new world order; structural adjustment and other budget-slashing policies; trade liberalization and free trade agreements; famine and humanitarian interventions; and the thrid worldization of developed nations.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : World Hunger: Twelve Myths
Éditeur : Grove Press
Date d'édition : 1998
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good