Some questions about who is hungry receive far more definitive answers than others because the evidence differs in both quantity and quality. This book also examines how rules for food distribution operate under normal versus crisis conditions. The framework also integrates the insights of disciplines focusing on one or another of the levels, as well as the distinctive policy foci, of various organizations. There are already many tools in place for combating hunger. This book draws attention to the policies which are working as well as to the individuals, households, and communities which are underserved.
Hunger is damaging and avoidable.
To address the underlying causes of hunger rather than merely attempt its amelioration, causes must be clearly understood. She teaches primarily in the fields of demography, development, and methodology. Ellen Messer is a nutritional anthropologist. She has been an associate professor at the Brown University World Hunger Program since 1986 and was its director from 1993 to 1996. She is co-editor of the Program's biannual Hunger Report.