6 Population, food and famine: where are we now?
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Nick Sage
Abstract
This chapter explores three key interrelated concerns in many developing countries; namely, population growth, food insecurity and hunger, and how these are also connected to other significant issues including conflicts and wars, local and global inequalities, and environmental predicaments such as climate change. The data on the extent of food insecurity in different parts of the developing world is examined along with the effects on health and wellbeing. The relationship of food insecurity and hunger to poverty and population growth is analysed with regard to different regions of the Global South. Hunger and undernutrition are also shown to be directly linked to inequalities within countries, including gender disparities, and inequities at a global level where an unequal balance of power has contributed to poverty, food insecurity and hunger in many regions of the developing world. The chapter concludes by noting that while natural disasters can also have devastating effects, causing harsh famines, national and global inequalities have an extremely significant impact on which sections of the population are most severely affected.
Abstract
This chapter explores three key interrelated concerns in many developing countries; namely, population growth, food insecurity and hunger, and how these are also connected to other significant issues including conflicts and wars, local and global inequalities, and environmental predicaments such as climate change. The data on the extent of food insecurity in different parts of the developing world is examined along with the effects on health and wellbeing. The relationship of food insecurity and hunger to poverty and population growth is analysed with regard to different regions of the Global South. Hunger and undernutrition are also shown to be directly linked to inequalities within countries, including gender disparities, and inequities at a global level where an unequal balance of power has contributed to poverty, food insecurity and hunger in many regions of the developing world. The chapter concludes by noting that while natural disasters can also have devastating effects, causing harsh famines, national and global inequalities have an extremely significant impact on which sections of the population are most severely affected.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables viii
- Abbreviations and acronyms x
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Debating development
- Introduction: international development in the 21st century 3
- The challenge of development: from economic to sustainable development 13
- From the Third World to the Global South: mapping and measuring development 31
- Theories of development: from modernisation to post‑development and beyond 47
- Globalisation and the dilemmas of development: is globalisation good or bad for the Global South? 77
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Development challenges
- Population, food and famine: where are we now? 109
- Poverty and inequality: the key challenges for development 125
- Health and education: moving towards healthy human development 147
- Looking to the future: digital technology, a green environment and gender equality 175
- Conclusion: making international development sustainable 207
- References 219
- Index 241
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables viii
- Abbreviations and acronyms x
-
Debating development
- Introduction: international development in the 21st century 3
- The challenge of development: from economic to sustainable development 13
- From the Third World to the Global South: mapping and measuring development 31
- Theories of development: from modernisation to post‑development and beyond 47
- Globalisation and the dilemmas of development: is globalisation good or bad for the Global South? 77
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Development challenges
- Population, food and famine: where are we now? 109
- Poverty and inequality: the key challenges for development 125
- Health and education: moving towards healthy human development 147
- Looking to the future: digital technology, a green environment and gender equality 175
- Conclusion: making international development sustainable 207
- References 219
- Index 241
