Politics and Poverty: A Critique of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

By John Abbott

At its foundation the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) was conceived as an organization which would manage the world's agricultural output and improve the well-being of its people. As the largest specialised agency of the United Nations, commitment and ideals were well-funded. Almost a half-century on, the FAO faces mounting criticism from its major funding nations, professionals within the field and from developing countries. The efficacy of its constitution, bureaucracy and aid - and even its fidelity to original ideals - are now being questioned.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415066506
• ISBN13: 9780415066501
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 2.0" x 8.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher