An edition of The World Food Problem: Tackling the Causes of Undernutrition in the Third World
(2009)
The world food problem
tackling the causes of undernutrition in the Third World
4th ed.
by Howard D. Leathers
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The world food problem: tackling the causes of undernutrition in the Third World
2009, Lynne Rienner Publishers
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- 4th ed.
1588266389 9781588266385
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Table of Contents
Famines
Malnutrition defined
Measuring undernutrition
Impacts of undernutrition
Undernutrition: who, when, where?
Economics and the concept of food security
It is not food versus population
Income distribution and undernutrition
Other factors influencing demand for food
Agricultural land and water
Agricultural production and the environment
Increasing yields and input use
Increasing yields and new technology
Health-related causes of undernutrition
Policy approaches to undernutrition
Philosophical approaches to undernutrition
Policies aimed at raising the incomes of the poor
Policies aimed at demographic causes of undernutrition
Policies aimed at lowering the price of food through subsidized consumption
Policies aimed at improving access to food: it's all about distribution (isn't it?)
Policies that raise prices paid to farmers: direct subsidies and eliminating urban bias
Policies aimed at lowering the price of food by increasing the supply
World food supply and demand for the next half-century: some alternative scenarios.
Edition Notes
Foster's name appears first on first and second editions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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