Food Insecurity, Vulnerability and Human Rights Failure / Studies in Development Economics and Policy (PDF)

MANJU BALANA Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
PRADEEP BHARGAVA Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
LYNN BROWN Rural Development Specialist, World Bank, USA
ANDREW CHARMAN Director, Sustainable Livelihood Consultants, Cape Town, South Africa
JOHN CURRY Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), Gender and Development Division, Rome, Italy
ALESSANDRA GARBERO, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), Gender and Development Division, Rome, Italy
UGO GENTILINI Policy Economist, Social Protection and Livelihoods Service, UN World Food Programme (WFP)
JAMES HODGE Engagement Manager at Genesis Analytics; Seasonal Lecturer, WITS
JOHN HOURIHAN Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), Gender and Development Division, Rome, Italy
JOSEPH T. KARUGIA Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
YIANNA LAMBROU Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), Gender and Development Division, Rome, Italy
REGINA LAUB Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), Gender and Development Division, Rome, Italy
JOHN UHURU MANYENGO Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kakamega, Kenya
WILLIS OLUOCH-KOSURA Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
ISABELLA RAE Right to Food Consultant, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO)
NIRA RAMACHANDRAN Consultant, Unicef, New Delhi, India
K. L. SHARMA School of Economics, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
SHANNON STOKES Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), Gender and Development Division, Rome, Italy
JULIAN THOMAS Former Coordinator, Right to Food Unit, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
ANDREW THORNE-LYMAN Public Health Nutrition Officer, Headquarters of the World Food Programme
MARGRET VIDAR Legal Officer, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO)
S. VIVEK Graduate Student, Syracuse University, USA
GUANGHUA WAN

'This book is a very important and timely analysis of interactions between food insecurity, vulnerability and the right to food. Given the continued failure to meet global hunger reduction targets set by the international community it is vitally important to have rigorous analysis of what does and doesn't work. This book, through its wide-ranging coverage of different country and regional experiences, and through its focus on the multi-faceted elements of the hunger problem, provides that analysis. It will be of great importance and utility to policy makers as well as to academics working in the area. I strongly recommend it.' Nick Chisholm, Senior Lecturer in International Development and Food Policy, University College Cork, Ireland

'This volume provides a valuable addition to WIDER's rich body of work on the issues of poverty and distributive justice. The essays in this volume should be essential reading for policymakers who remain committed to ending hunger within a more just society.' Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka

'Any single approach to understanding food security oversimplifies. This collection of analyses from various perspectives and contexts helps us to recognize the richness of the food security concept. We may be tempted to take one way of understanding the causes, character and remedies for food insecurity as the correct one, but this volume teaches us that openness to multiple approaches can enrich our appreciation of the meaning of food security.' George Kent, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii

'This notable book was not written for readers who are looking for quick and simple solutions of the problem of hunger, but for those who seek to understand the multi-faceted character of food insecurity and who wish to learn from practical experiences. The value of the book lies in the understanding of food insecurity as an outcome of a complex set of physical, economic,