World Hunger

by Susan C. Hunnicutt

Overview

With six billion people and the wealth gap growing greater than ever, a high percentage of people go to sleep hungry around the world. The odds of fixing a problem so widespread seem slim, yet figuring out the causes of hunger and the solutions to it are so important. This anthology presents some of the key ideas and conversations taking place with regard to world hunger. Readers will learn about the relationship between free trade and hunger, the history of U.S. food aid, and agricultural and political solutions to hunger.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737727623
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/23/2006
Series:	At Issue Series: International Politics
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction     7
World Hunger Is a Worsening Problem$dUN Chronicle     10
Increasing Crop Yields Will Reduce World Hunger   Mark W. Rosegrant   Sarah A. Cline     14
Free-Trade Policies Can Reduce World Hunger   John Nash   Donald Mitchell     22
Free Trade Has Failed to Reduce World Hunger   Peter O'Driscoll     31
A History of U.S. Food Aid   Ryan Swanson     38
Food Aid Is Failing to Address the Problem of World Hunger   Shahla Shapouri   Stacey Rosen     48
Genetic Engineering Can Help Solve the Problem of World Hunger   Jorge E. Mayer   Peter Beyer   Ingo Potrykus     58
Genetic Engineering Is Not a Solution to the Problem of World Hunger   Greenpeace     64
Hunger Should Be Fought at the Local Level   Christine Ahn     71
Women Are Key to Solving the Hunger Problem   Katharine Coon     78
Small Farms Are Key to Solving the Hunger Problem   Julie Mardin     82
Organizations to Contact     91
Bibliography     96
Index     103

Editorial Reviews

Review: World Hunger "...this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized."—Booklist

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