The Economics of Emergency Food Aid Provision - A Financial, Social and Cultural Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This short book reviews the provision of food bank and other emergency food aid provision with a specific focus on the UK, whilst drawing lessons from North America, Brazil and Europe. The authors look at the historical positioning of food aid and the growth of the food aid sector in the UK following the period of austerity 2007-2012, before addressing the causes of food insecurity and concluding that food banks are a symptom of austerity and government inaction which fail to tackle the underlying causes of food poverty. The research is timely, and considers a range of disciplines and practices. This book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and practitioners food economics, welfare economics, public policy, public health, food studies, nutrition, and the wider social sciences.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	June 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Martin Caraher • Sinead Furey
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	111
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-78505-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Aid & relief programmes
LSN:	3-319-78505-2
Barcode:	9783319785059

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