Food Aid Reconsidered - Assessing the Impact on Third World Countries

Food aid continues to be controversial. This book, first published in 1991, which concentrates on recent experience, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, provided a stocktaking on the state of the debate and the contribution that economics and other social sciences had made to resolving many of the controversies surrounding food aid.

List of contents

Foreword. List of Tables. List of Figures. Glossary. 1. Assessing the Performance and Economic Impact of Food Aid: The State of the Art Edward Clay and Olav Stokke 2. An Additional Resource? A Global Perspective on Food Aid Flows in Relation to Development Assistance Ram Saran and Panos Konandreas 3. The Disincentive Effect of Food Aid: A Pragmatic Approach Simon Maxwell 4. Modelling the Role of Food Imports, Food Aid and Food Security in Africa: The Case of Botswana John Cathie 5. Dairy Aid and Development: Current Trends and Long-Term Implications of the Indian Case Martin Doornbos, Liana Gertsch and Piet Terhal 6. Triangular Transactions, Local Purchases and Exchange Arrangements in Food Aid: A Provisional Review with Special Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa Edward Clay and Charlotte Benson 7. Food Aid and Structural Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa Hans Singer 8. An Introduction to the Sources of Data for Food Aid Analysis with Special Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa Stéphane Jost. Index. Notes on Contributors.

About the author

Dr Edward Clay was, at time of original publication, Director of the Relief and Development Institute, London, and co-organiser of the Project on Food Aid.
Olav Stokke was, at time of original publication, Convenor, EADI Working Group on Aid Policy and Performance Director, Evaluation Programme

Product details

• Authors: Edward (Overseas Development Institute Clay
• Assisted by: Clay Edward (Editor), Stokke Olav (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 20.06.2025
• EAN: 9781041005995
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100599-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Food and Diet
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Relations, India, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Aid and relief programmes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies