Umfang:
201 p. S.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0226039072
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9780226039077
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9780226039084
Inhalt:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Inhalt:
pt. 1. Locating hunger -- pt. 2. The sources of hunger
Inhalt:
Earlier this year, President Obama declared one of his top priorities to be "making sure that people are able to get enough to eat." The United States spends about five billion dollars on food aid and related programs each year, but still, both domestically and internationally, millions of people are hungry. In 2006, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations counted 850 million hungry people worldwide, but as food prices soared, an additional 100 million or more who were vulnerable succumbed to food insecurity.If hunger were simply a matter of food production, no one would g
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I. Locating Hunger; Indicators of Malnutrition; Patterns of Hunger within Countries; Part II. The Sources of Hunger; National Resources; Technology; Institutions and Power Relations; Poverty; Exacerbating Conditions and Events; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Map Data Sources; Appendix 2. Hunger Vulnerability Index; Notes; References; Index
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Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780226039077
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Atlas of World Hunger
Sprache:
Englisch
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