Hunger in the Balance - The New Politics of International Food Aid

"Food aid has become a contentious issue in recent decades, with sharp disagreements over genetically modified crops, agricultural subsidies, and ways of guaranteeing food security in the face of successive global food crises. In Hunger in the Balance, Jennifer Clapp provides a timely and comprehensive account of the contemporary politics of food aid, explaining the origins and outcomes of recent clashes between donor nations--and between donors and recipients.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Clapp
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2012
• EAN: 9780801450396
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-5039-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education