Food Poverty and Insecurity: International Food Inequalities

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Caraher, Martin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Coveney, John (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Food Policy,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Food > Biotechnology.; Public health.; Social policy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Social Policy.; Food Science.

While there is not one global definition of the term ‘food poverty,’ the evidence from the chapters in this book suggest food poverty can be seen from three perspectives: 1) the causes and constraints facing both individuals, households, communities and policy makers, 2) constrained choices or the ‘...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Food Security Global Overview
• Food Issues Facing New and Emerging Economies of South East Asia
• The Paradox of Undernutrition and Obesity in South Africa: A Contextual Overview of Food Quality, Access and Availability in the New Democracy
• The Right to Food in India – Entitlements as Government Responsibility to Entitlements as Government Obligation
• Food Insecurity and Health Disparities: Experiences from New York City
• Creating New Links Between Agriculture And Food Aid: New Perspectives from France
• Food Banks: Big Society or Shunting Yards? Successful Failures
• The Rise of Food Inequality in Australia
• Work in Progress: Addressing Food Insecurity in Brazil
• Conclusions and Discussion.