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- Addresses the economics of food poverty in the larger realm of the welfare state
- Locates food banks as 'successful failures', and considers what this means for society
- Proposes that charity and the use of waste/surplus is not the answer to food poverty
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Centre for Food Policy, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Martin Caraher
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Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom
Sinéad Furey
About the authors
Sinead Furey is a lecturer in Consumer Management and Food Innovation at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. She previously worked in consumer, food and nutrition policy in the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Education and Training Inspectorate, and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Economics of Emergency Food Aid Provision
Book Subtitle: A Financial, Social and Cultural Perspective
Authors: Martin Caraher, Sinéad Furey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78506-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78505-9Published: 07 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78506-6Published: 26 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 111
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic Policy, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy