Betting on famine : why the world still goes hungry
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- ISBN: 9781595588494 (hc. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1595588493 (hc. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781595588616 (e-book)
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xvii, 286 pages ; 22 cm. - Publisher: New York : New Press, [2013]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Massacre -- The geography of hunger -- Invisible hunger -- Protracted crises -- Postscript 1: The gaza ghetto -- Postscript 2: Refugees from the North Korean famine -- The children of Crateus -- God is not a farmer -- "No one goes hungry in Switzerland" -- The tragedy of Noma -- The awakening of conscience -- Famine and fatalism : Malthus and natural selection -- Josue de Castro, phase one -- Hitler's "hunger plan" -- A light in the darkness : the United Nations -- Josue de Castro, phase two : A very heavy coffin -- Enemies of the right to food -- The crusaders of neoliberalism -- The horsemen of the apocalypse -- When free trade kills -- Savonarola on Lake Geneva -- The collapse of the WFP and the FAO's impotence -- A billionaire's fear -- Victory of the predators -- "Natural" selection redux -- Jalil Jilani and her children -- The defeat of Jacques Diouf -- Postscript: The murder of Iraq's children -- The vultures of "green gold" -- A great lie -- Barack Obama's obsession -- The curse of sugarcane -- Postscript: Hell in Gujarat -- Criminal recolonization -- The speculators -- The "tiger sharks" -- Geneva, world capital of agri-food speculators -- Land grabs and the resistance of the damned -- The complicity of the western states -- Epilogue -- Notes. |
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Subject: | Food relief Political aspects Hunger Political aspects Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
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Betting on Famine : Why the World Still Goes Hungry
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Table of Contents
Betting on Famine : Why the World Still Goes Hungry
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Acknowledgments | p. viii | |
List of Abbreviations | p. x | |
Preface | p. xiii | |
Part I | Massacre | p. 1 |
1 | The Geography of Hunger | p. 3 |
2 | Invisible Hunger | p. 25 |
3 | Protracted Crises | p. 29 |
Postscript 1 | The Gaza Ghetto | p. 35 |
Postscript 2 | Refugees from the North Korean Famine | p. 40 |
4 | The Children of Crateús | p. 43 |
5 | God Is Not a Farmer | p. 46 |
6 | "No One Goes Hungry in Switzerland" | p. 51 |
7 | The Tragedy of Noma | p. 55 |
Part II | The Awakening of Conscience | p. 63 |
8 | Famine and Fatalism: Malthus and Natural Selection | p. 65 |
9 | Josué de Castro, Phase One | p. 70 |
10 | Hitler's "Hunger Plan" | p. 82 |
11 | A Light in the Darkness: The United Nations | p. 91 |
12 | Josué de Castro, Phase Two: A Very Heavy Coffin | p. 97 |
Part III | Enemies of the Right to Food | p. 103 |
13 | The Crusaders of Neoliberalism | p. 105 |
14 | The Horsemen of the Apocalypse | p. 120 |
15 | When Free Trade Kills | p. 129 |
16 | Savonarola on Lake Geneva | p. 134 |
Part IV | The Collapse of the WFP and the FAO's Impotence | p. 139 |
17 | A Billionaire's Fear | p. 141 |
18 | Victory of the Predators | p. 151 |
19 | "Natural" Selection Redux | p. 156 |
20 | Jalil Jilani and Her Children | p. 159 |
21 | The Defeat of Jacques Diouf | p. 164 |
Postscript: The Murder of Iraq's Children | p. 169 | |
Part V | The Vultures of "Green Gold" | p. 177 |
22 | A Great Lie | p. 179 |
23 | Barack Obama's Obsession | p. 184 |
24 | The Curse of Sugarcane | p. 187 |
Postscript: Hell in Gujarat | p. 195 | |
25 | Criminal Recolonization | p. 196 |
Part VI | The Speculators | p. 205 |
26 | The "Tiger Sharks" | p. 207 |
27 | Geneva, World Capital of Agri-Food Speculators | p. 221 |
28 | Land Grabs and the Resistance of the Damned | p. 225 |
29 | The Complicity of the Western States | p. 238 |
Epilogue | p. 242 | |
Notes | p. 249 |