| Global Food and Agricultural Institutions Contributor(s): Shaw, D. John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415445043 ISBN-13: 9780415445047 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: This book examines the origins, functioning and work, successes and difficulties, and the continuing relevance of four UN bodies to meet the challenges of the 21st century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 371.102 |
| LCCN: 2008021727 |
| Series: Routledge Global Institutions |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pioneering text brings together for the first time the global institutions on the front line of the campaign against hunger and poverty. The institutions examined in this book - the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - play important roles in achieving and maintaining world food security, which is essential for human existence, economic and social development and world peace. By analyzing the origins, functions, successes and difficulties of these global institutions, Shaw highlights the continuing relevance of these bodies in their quest to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. In the light of the current world food crisis, this book provides a particularly pertinent commentary on a highly topical issue that is never far from the media spotlight. This book is essential reading for all students, academics and readers with an interest in international organisations, agricultural development and economic and humanitarian affairs |
