{"product_id":"the-world-food-problem-isbn-9780631176336","title":"The World Food Problem","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe World Food Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, updadted in every respect since its first edition in 1985, David Grigg provides a full account of who is hungry, where and why.  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of tables x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The extent of hunger 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A short history of hunger 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Population and poverty 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The growth of world food output 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The expansion of the world’s arable land 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Agricultural development in the developed countries since 1945 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Tropical Africa 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Latin America 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Asia 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Trade and aid 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Conclusions 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoted 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 299\u003c\/p\u003e  About the first edition:\u003cbr\u003e \"Ought to become a classic textbook and undoubtedly is a monument of scholarly synthesis.\" \u003ci\u003eGeographical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book promotes its own eminent claims to be on an accessible shelf of every senior school and university library.\" \u003ci\u003eGeography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent addition to the literature ... The book is easy to read and would be a useful textbook for courses on hunger and poverty, third-world development, and agricultural geography.\" \u003ci\u003eGeographical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Grigg\u003c\/b\u003e is among the world's leading historians of agriculture in both social and economic contexts. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Harshlands, The Agricultural Systems of the World, Population Growth and Agricultural Change, English Agriculture,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation of Agriculture.\u003c\/i\u003e  In \u003ci\u003eThe World Food Problem,\u003c\/i\u003e updated in every respect since its first edition in 1985, David Grigg provides a full account of who is hungry, where and why.\u003cbr\u003e The causes of hunger are manifold and complex: population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, inefficient farming, poor distribution, inappropriate aid, war, drought, famine, corruption, and incompetence are among them. The great strength and value of this outstanding book lie at once in the author's understanding of the nature and scope of the problem, and in his clear analysis of the factors operating in a wide range of instances. The search for simple solutions is not only pointless but, he shows only too vividly, their implementation is frequently damaging and counterproductive.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990375874789,"sku":"NP9780631176336","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631176336.jpg?v=1761787573","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-world-food-problem-isbn-9780631176336","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}