Food and Development

This text analyzes diverse food related problems, namely: the continued prevalence of mass under nutrition in the developing world; acute food crises in some places associated with conflict; the emergence of over nutrition in the developing world and the vulnerability of the contemporary global food production system. The most important of these issues are explored with particular reference to their implications for the majority of the world's population who live in what was traditionally categorised as the 'developing world'.
The text identifies the major problems and analyzes factors at the international, national and local scales to understand their continued prevalence. Each chapter contains international case studies, discussion questions, suggested further reading and suggested websites.

E.M. Young is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at Staffordshire University, UK, Her core research interest is globalisation and its implications for sustainability, food security and food sovereignty.

1. Introduction: Food, Politics and Power 2. The Contemporary Nature and Geography of Malnutrition 3. Theoretical Perspectives: Understanding the Patterns 4. Globalisation, Development and Malnutrition 5. National Perspectives 6. Sub-National Perspectives 7. Gender and Nutrition: The Female Case 8. Conflict and Hunger 9. Alternative Visions