Collins World Hunger

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-134-18342-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collins, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Beyund guilt and fear; myth 1 - there's simply not enough food; myth 2 - nature's to blame; myth 3 - too many mouths to feed; myth 4 - food versus our environment; myth 5 - the Green Revolution is the answer; myth 6 - justice versus production; myth 7 - the free market can end hunger; myth 8 - free trade is the answer; myth 9 - too hungry to revolt; myth 10 - more US aid will help the hungry; myth 11 - we benefit from their hunger; myth 12 - food versus freedom; beyond the myths of hunger - what can we do.