The Political Economy of Hunger: The Silent Holocaust

This study examines various perspectives of the problem of hunger in the world. Beginning with a descriptive overview, it examines different explanations and remedies, concluding that poverty, and thus hunger, should be seen as the direct resurlt of the prevailing system for the creation of wealth. Thus, while our economic system produces many advantages for some people, it also produces many disadvantages for others. This book is centered on the social forces that generate chronic undernutrition and malnutrition. Those interested in finding cures for this world problem as well as those with an economic background, will realize the importance of this work and its focus.

Author: Unknown
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 12/15/1984
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780275912062