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17 février 2012

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9780801463938

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

5 Mo

Food aid has become a contentious issue in recent decades, with sharp disagreements over genetically modified crops, agricultural subsidies, and ways of guaranteeing food security in the face of successive global food crises. In Hunger in the Balance, Jennifer Clapp provides a timely and comprehensive account of the contemporary politics of food aid, explaining the origins and outcomes of recent clashes between donor nations-and between donors and recipients. She identifies fundamental disputes between donors over "tied" food aid, which requires that food be sourced in the donor country, versus "untied" aid, which provides cash to purchase food closer to the source of hunger. These debates have been especially intense between the major food aid donors, particularly the European Union and the United States. Similarly, the EU's rejection of GMO agricultural imports has raised concerns among recipients about accepting GMO foodstuffs from the United States. For the several hundred million people who at present have little choice but to rely on food aid for their daily survival, Clapp concludes, the consequences of these political differences are profound.

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Publié par

Cornell University Press

Date de parution

17 février 2012

EAN13

9780801463938

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

5 Mo

HUNGER IN THE BALANCE

HUNGERINTHEBALANCE The New Politics of International Food Aid

With a New Preface

Jennifer Clapp

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS ITHACA AND LONDON

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850.

First published 2012 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2015 Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Clapp, Jennifer, 1963– Hunger in the balance : the new politics of international food aid / Jennifer Clapp. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9780801450396 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 9781501700651 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Food relief—Political aspects. 2. Food relief—International cooperation. I. Title. HV696.F6C515 2012 363.8'83—dc23 2011037594

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Cover฀photograph:฀Aid฀operations฀in฀January฀2005฀at฀the฀military฀airport฀in฀ Banda฀Aceh,฀Indonesia.฀Photo:฀WFP/REIN฀SKULLERUD.

For Eric, Zoë, and Nels

Contents

List of Illustrations Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations

1. Food Aid Politics: The Old and the New 2. Past and Present Food Assistance Trends 3. Donor Policies on the Question of Tying 4. U.S. Debates on Tied Food Aid 5. The GMO Controversy 6. Food Aid at the WTO 7. The 2007–2008 Food Crisis and the Global Governance of Food Aid 8. Conclusion: Prospects for the Future of Food Aid Politics

References Index

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Illustrations

Figures 2.1. Food aid deliveries, 1970–2009 2.2. Food aid deliveries by donor, 2009 2.3. Food aid deliveries by recipient region, 1988–2009 2.4. Global food aid deliveries by channel, 1996–2009 2.5. Food aid deliveries by delivery mode, 1988–2009 2.6. Food aid ﬂows by category, 1988–2009 2.7. FAO cereal price index as compared with food aid deliveries and commitments under the Food Aid Convention, 1970–2009

Tables

4.1. Percentage of U.S. food aid handled through WFP and NGOs 4.2. Title II food aid—monetization rates

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