Confronting Hunger in the USA: Searching for Community Empowerment and Food Security in Food Access Programs

by Adam M Pine and Adam M. Pine

Book Overview

Food insecurity in the US is a critical issue that is experienced by approximately 15% of the population each year. Hunger is not caused by an inability to produce enough food for the population, but is instead a manifestation of federal agricultural policies that support the overproduction of commodity crops and neoliberal social policies that seek to lower the amount of benefits dispersed to those in need. This book focuses on how four different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367668262
• ISBN13: 9780367668266
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"