How the Other Half Dies: The Real Reasons for World HungerMonograph on the causes of underdevelopment, hunger and food shortages in developing countries - affirms that the role of developed countries and of large agricultural enterprises and multinational enterprises work in cooperation with local elites to the detriment of poverty-stricken populations. References. |
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Some Shorthand Used in This Book | 9 |
Whos the Thief? | 23 |
The Population Myth | 53 |
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