Hunger in the Land of Plenty: A Critical Look at Food Insecurity

In the United States today, 50 million people don't have enough food. How is this possible in one of the world's wealthiest countries? Why hasn’t the problem been solved? Is it simply an economic issue? Challenging conventional wisdom, the authors of Hunger in the Land of Plenty explore the causes and consequences of food insecurity; assess some of the major policies and programs that have been designed to reduce it; and consider alternative paths forward.


CONTENTS:

• Food Insecurity in Context.
• The Correlates of Food Insecurity.
• How Food Insecurity Matters for Mental and Physical Health.
• Are Food Deserts the Source of the Problem?
• Can People Solve Their Own Food Insecurities?
• The Public Policy Connection.
• Feeding the World in the Twenty-First Century.
• Appendix: Survey Questions Used by the USDA to Assess Household Food Security.