Toward an end to hunger in America / Peter K. Eisinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisinger, Peter K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food relief--United States.

Food relief.

Hunger.

United States.

Hunger--United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 177 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [1998]

Summary:

seeks to unravel the puzzle of hunger and asserts that it is a problem that can be solved. He believes that the perception of hunger and responses to it emerge from a complex, intellectual, political, and social context. He begins by looking for a meaningful definition of hunger, then examines the structure and funding of government food assistance programs, the roles of Congress and community interest groups, and the contributions of volunteer organizations. He concludes by offering ideas to reduce the nation's perplexing hunger problem, based on creating stronger partnerships between public and private food programs.

Contents:

The problem of hunger in the United States

Defining hunger

Measuring hunger in the United States

The food stamp program

Filling in the gaps : the targeted food assistance programs

Congress, food assistance, and the problem of hunger

The Anti-hunger Advocacy Group Network

Charitable food assistance : the volunteer sector

Toward an end to hunger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical reference (pages 135-168) and index.

ISBN:

0815722826

0815722818

OCLC:

39300123