World food security : a history since 1945 / D. John Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, D. John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--History.

Food supply.

History.

Food relief--International cooperation--History.

Food relief.

Agricultural assistance--History.

Agricultural assistance.

Economic development--History.

Economic development.

Hunger--Prevention--History.

Hunger.

Hunger--Prevention.

Food relief--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

xx, 510 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

This book provides the first comprehensive history of the numerous attempts made since the Second World War to provide food security for all. It shows not only the many ways in which attempts to achieve food and nutrition security unfolded and the sequence in which they occurred, but also why they did not succeed and what lessons can be drawn for the future. The book provides a point of reference for all those interested and involved in food security issues

Contents:

Part I 1945-70. Early Attempts: FAO's Pioneering Work

1 FAO's Origins 3

2 Food Surpluses: Historical Background 12

3 World Food Board Proposal 15

4 International Commodity Clearing House 32

5 A World Food Reserve 37

6 National Food Reserves in Developing Countries 58

7 International Commodity Agreements 65

8 Freedom from Hunger Campaign 77

9 The Development of Food Aid 85

Part II 1970-90. The World Food Crisis of the 1970s and its Aftermath

10 World Food Crisis 115

11 World Food Conference 1974 121

12 International Undertaking on World Food Security 150

13 An International Grain Reserves System 155

14 International Emergency Food Reserve 159

15 Global Information and Early Warning System 163

16 International Trade, Stability and Agricultural Adjustment 165

17 World Food Council 167

18 ILO World Employment Conference, 1976 222

19 Food Entitlement 230

20 Pragmatism and Politics 235

21 World Bank Perspective 259

22 Food Subsidies 264

Part III The 1990s and Beyond: International Conferences

23 International Development Strategy for the 1990s 271

24 International Conferences 274

25 World Summit for Children, 1990 279

26 UN Conference on Environment and Development, 1992 286

27 International Conference on Water and the Environment, 1992 299

28 International Conference on Nutrition, 1992 304

29 World Conference on Human Rights, 1993 313

30 World Conference on Overcoming Global Hunger, 1993 318

31 International Conference on Population and Development, 1994 321

32 World Summit for Social Development, 1995 328

33 A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, 1995 334

34 Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995 340

35 World Food Summit, 1996 347

36 World Agricultural Trade: WTO and the Doha Ministerial Declaration, 2001 361

37 UN Millennium Summit, 2000 364

38 International Conference on Financing for Development, 2002 369

39 World summit, 2005 375

Part IV Assessment. The Graveyard of Aspirations

40 Redefining the Concept of Food Security 383

41 Dimensions of Poverty and Food Insecurity 387

42 Future Action 432.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-495) and index.

ISBN:

0230553559

9780230553552

OCLC:

141483843

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