World Hunger: Twelve Myths
In this completely revised and updated edition of the most authoritative text on world hunger, three of our foremost experts on food and agriculture expose the myths that prevent us from effectively addressing the problem. Drawing on and distilling the extensive research of the Institute for Food and Development Policy (known colloquially as Food First), the authors examine head-on the policies and politics that have kept hungry people from feeding themselves around the world, in both Third...
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In this completely revised and updated edition of the most authoritative book on world hunger, three of our foremost experts on food and agriculture expose and explode the myths that prevent us from effectively addressing the problem. Drawing on and distilling the extensive research of the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First), Lappé, Collins, and Rosset examine head-on the policies and politics that have kept hungry people from feeding themselves around the world, in both Third and First World countries, as well as the misconceptions that have obscured our own national, social, and humanitarian interests. Written in a straightforward, easy-to-read style, World Hunger: Twelve Myths shakes many tenaciously held beliefs; but most important, it convinces readers that by standing together with the hungry we can advance not only humanitarian interests, but our own well-being. Booknews Second edition of a text first published in 1986. It draws on research of the Institute for Food and Development Policy to examine the policies and politics that have kept people from feeding themselves in third- and first-world countries. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface and Acknowledgments to the Second EditionBeyond Guilt and Fear1Ch. 1Myth 1: There's Simply Not Enough Food8Ch. 2Myth 2: Nature's to Blame15Ch. 3Myth 3: Too Many Mouths to Feed25Ch. 4Myth 4: Food vs. Our Environment41Ch. 5Myth 5: The Green Revolution Is the Answer58Ch. 6Myth 6: Justice vs. Production85Ch. 7Myth 7: The Free Market Can End Hunger98Ch. 8Myth 8: Free Trade Is the Answer109Ch. 9Myth 9: Too Hungry to Revolt122Ch. 10Myth 10: More U.S. Aid Will Help the Hungry129Ch. 11Myth 11: We Benefit from Their Hunger147Ch. 12Myth 12: Food vs. Freedom164Beyond the Myths of Hunger: What We Can Do171Notes179What We Can Do: A Resource Guide247About Food First255About the Authors259Index261
\ BooknewsSecond edition of a text first published in 1986. It draws on research of the Institute for Food and Development Policy to examine the policies and politics that have kept people from feeding themselves in third- and first-world countries. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
