商品簡介
Kent (political science, U. of Hawai'i) edits 10 chapters by contributors in research, policy, and activism roles in programs against malnutrition such as India's Right to Food campaign addressing the responsibility of a rich world to ensure the right to food for its poorest population. Chapters explicitly define a human right to adequate food, shed light on violations thereof, examine the global political and economic institutions that propagate malnutrition and hunger, and suggest strategies for holding corporations and governments accountable for their roles in the problem as well as policies that support the notion of global responsibility to end hunger. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
George Kent is professor of political science at the University of Hawaii and he is the author of several books, including Freedom from Want: The Human Right to Adequate Food and Children in the International Political Economy.