Global Food and Agricultural Institutions

Informationen zum Autor D. John Shaw served for over thirty years with the United Nations World Food Programme at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, latterly as its Economic Adviser and Chief of WFP's Policy Affairs Service. He was also a consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank. His work brought him into close contact with the policies and work of the global food and agricultural institutions covered in this book. Previously, from post-graduate studies in Agricultural Economic at Oxford University, he spent eight years as Senior Lecturer in Rural Economy at the University of Khartoum, Sudan and was a Fellow in Agricultural Economics and founder member of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. He has also served as a consultant to the Commonwealth Secretariat and is currently on the International Editorial Board of the journal Food Policy. Klappentext This book examines the origins, functioning and work, successes and difficulties, and the continuing relevance of four UN bodies to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Zusammenfassung This book examines the origins, functioning and work, successes and difficulties, and the continuing relevance of four UN bodies to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Background 2. Origins 3. Mandate, governance and finance 4. Policies, programs and projects 5. Future directions

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• Authors: D John Shaw, D. John Shaw, D. John (Formerly At the United Nations Worl Shaw, D. John (Formerly at the United Nations World Food Organization Shaw, D.john Shaw, SHAW D JOHN, John Shaw D., Shaw D. John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2008
• EAN: 9780415445030
• ISBN: 978-0-415-44503-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Global Institutions; Global Institutions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics & government, Politics and government