This volume is based on presentations at a colloquium held in Boulder, Colorado, in August 1985. It is divided into four parts. Part I includes a general introduction to the problems and prospects for development in Africa. Part II contains chapters that focus on internal and external factors...

"The challenge of global hunger is now high on the agenda of governments and international policy-makers. This new work contributes to addressing that challenge, by looking at the obstacles which stand in the way of implementing a right to food in the era of globalisation. The book describes the...