Hunger in the balance
Subtitle: the new politics of international food aid
By: Jennifer Clapp
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780801450396
Subjects: International cooperation; Political aspects; Food relief
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Food aid politics : the old and the new; title: Past and present food assistance trends; title: Donor policies on the question of tying; title: U.S. debates on tied food aid; title: The GMO controversy; title: Food aid at the WTO; title: The 2007-2008 food crisis and the global governance of food aid; title: Conclusion : prospects for the future of food aid politics.