Food Poverty and Insecurity: International Food Inequalities

Food Poverty and Insecurity: International Food Inequalities
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9783319238593
ISBN-13 : 3319238590
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Book Synopsis Food Poverty and Insecurity: International Food Inequalities by : Martin Caraher

Download or read book Food Poverty and Insecurity: International Food Inequalities written by Martin Caraher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​This volume is concerned with food poverty and action on food (in)security. The context is a global one; as the developed world faces a problem with overconsumption and chronic diseases, the developing world is addressing the double burden of hunger and over consumption. Even in the developed world, nation states are facing the rise of modern malnutrition which is over consumption, but also the re-emergence of hunger as there are growing levels of poverty and inequality due to the financial crises. Food insecurity is in many people’s minds associated with hunger, and while this is true the modern food system has introduced new complexities to food insecurity with the growth of micro-nutrient inequalities. Hunger and obesity are not being faced by two different groups but often the same group or cohort. These are features of modern malnutrition that are often not recognized. A critical examination of food poverty and food security is undertaken, with a view to clarifying taken-for-granted assumptions in present discourses. The book addresses food charity and the rise of solutions such as foodbanks as appropriate social responses. The final chapters explore the solutions from real life situations. The concluding chapter from the editors draws together the issues and locates solutions within a food policy framework of the total food system. The various definitions of food insecurity will are examined. Hunger and its modern manifestations (hunger and obesity) is another focus, with particular explorations of developed and developing countries experiences. Some of the chapters cover how food poverty/insecurity is being addressed and provide examples of work in progress.


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