Food Supplies in the Aftermath of World War II (Routledge Library Editions: Food Supply and Policy)

Hirsch, Edith

ISBN 10: 0367275805 / ISBN 13: 9780367275808

Published by Routledge, 2019

About this Item

New.

Seller Inventory # ERICA75803672758055

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Food Supplies in the Aftermath of World War II (Routledge Library Editions: Food Supply and Policy)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367275805
• ISBN 13: 9780367275808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

About this title

Synopsis

Originally published in 1993. This study was written in 1946 having been commissioned by a large corporation in the food industry. The insights from this agricultural economics perspective even now are highly interesting. At the time there was real concern over food shortage and the UN and US government assumed there would be a problem for a long time to come. This study showed otherwise and set out suggestions for food policy and foreign aid policy with regards to food. This thorough study is an exemplary snapshot of the history of food policy and has lessons still to share.

About the Author

Edith Hirsch was a commodities economist who ran a consulting group with her husband, Julius, in New York. She was a consultant to the Department of Agriculture in the 1940's and 1950's.