Since its establishment in October, 1945, it has been the stated aim of the United Nations to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. For the last three decades, more than enough food has been produced to feed the world, yet the numbers suffering from hunger continue to increase. In the developing countries, some 150 million children under five are now seriously undernourished. In this new, updated edition, David Grigg provides an account of who is hungry, where and why. The causes of hunger are manifold and complex: population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, inefficient farming, poor distribution, inappropriate aid, war, drought, famine, corruption and incompetance are among them. The author demonstrates the nature and scope of the problem, and analyzes the factors operating in a wide range of instances. The search for simple solutions is not only pointless, he argues, but their implementation is frequently damaging and counterproductive.
- ISBN10 0631176322
- ISBN13 9780631176329
- Publish Date 9 December 1993 (first published 26 September 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 January 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Blackwell Publishers
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English