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Grigg's well-researched analysis of the world food problem does not offer any easy solutions to the problems of hunger. What the author does, very effectively, is to show what has happened in the past 30 years and to infer what lessons might be learned that could be of help in the future. He discusses the growth of both food output and arable land in general and in the context of the specific conditions (population pressure, economic conditions, etc.) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. A short history of world hunger and chapters on population, poverty, and the contributions of trade and food aid round out this valuable resource. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Ken Phifer, Montgomery Cty. Dept. of Public Libs, Rockville, Md.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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In The World Food Problem, updated in every respect since its first edition in 1985, David Grigg provides a full 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 incompetence are among them. The great strength and value of this outstanding book lie at once in the author's understanding of the nature and scope of the problem, and in his clear analysis of the factors operating in a wide range of instances. The search for simple solutions is not only pointless but, he shows only too vividly, their implementation is frequently damaging and counterproductive.
About the Author
David Grigg is among the world's leading historians of agriculture in both social and economic contexts. His previous books include The Harshlands, The Agricultural Systems of the World, Population Growth and Agricultural Change, English Agriculture, and The Transformation of Agriculture.
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The World Food Problem : Nineteen Fifty to Nineteen Eighty
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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1987
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The World Food Problem 1950-1980
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Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1989
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Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. A Fine unmarked copy. 276 pages. For much of human history mankind has been undernourished, and for most of that time this was considered inevitable: there wasn't enough to go round. The agricultural and industrial revolutions in the 18th and 19th centuries gave hope that malnutritionmight vanish from Europe. But it was not until the Second World War that the Western nations began to concern themselves with the food problem and to look forward to a world free of hunger. Yet in 1980 some estimates put numbers of those still hungry as high as 1500 million. What went wrong? Professor Grigg searches for the causes among the mass of factors, political, demographic, economic and social, agricultural, climatic, giving separate attention to the major problem areas - Africa, Latin America and Asia. **** NOT EX LIB **** 51 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 008576
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