1st Edition
Politics and Poverty A Critique of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
By John Abbott
Copyright 1992
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived as an organization that would bring together health and agriculture. It would manage the world’s food output to greater advantage and improve the well-being of its people. Almost a half-century on, FAO faced mounting criticism from its major funding nations, professionals within the field, and developing countries. The efficacy of... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction: Storm Clouds Mar the Ideal Part 1: The Organization and its Staff 2. The Organization 3. Directors General 4. Professionals 5. General Service 6. The FAO Way 7. FAO in Rome Part 2: Poverty Alleviation: FAO’s Performance in the Area of Marketing 8. Marketing and the Rural Poor 9. FAO Marketing Assistance 10. The Marketing Group in FAO 11. Can FAO Be Young Again?
Biography
John Abbott
