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828. GLOBAL HEALTH IS IN THE MIDST OF A PROFOUND STRUCTURAL CRISIS. 827. HUMANITY HAS NEVER HAD SO MUCH POWER OVER ITSELF, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL USE IT WISELY. (Pope Leo XIV) 826. WHO TOLD YOU THERE’S JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD? THE STRONG ALWAYS WIN, AND THE WEAK GET SCREWED. (Isabel Allende, My Name Is Emilia del Valle) 825. PRIORITIES ARE DETERMINED BY POLITICS. YES, BUT BY WHOSE POLITICS? 824. WE KNOW THE OLD GLOBAL ORDER IS NOT COMING BACK. WE SHOULD NOT YEARN FOR IT.
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19. Activism to Face World Hunger: Exploring New Needed Commitments

September 20, 2016 admin

The problem(s) of hunger and its (their) solutions Looking at ourselves and the other actors in the battle against hunger and malnutrition. (individuals, institutions and social groups) Organizing ourselves and…

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18. Commentary – The Markets of Hunger: Questioning Food Aid (Non-Emergency/Long-Term)

September 20, 2016 admin

Introduction The politics of food aid: in the donor countries – in the recipient countries Not just any kind of aid Concluding remarks References Ecol. Of Food and Nutrition, Vol.23,…

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17. The Political Economy of Ill Health and Malnutrition

September 20, 2016 admin

The situation: The macro and micro levels. The actors : institutions, social groups and individuals The methods and solutions Epilogue References CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN schuftan@gmail.com When focusing on the political economy…

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16. Rosalia, a development poem

September 20, 2016 admin

ORLANDO LEON (Venezuelan) Translated by C. S. Rosalia Sanchez has 7 children, 12 diseases, 3 abortions and a shanty and garbage for a sociologist’s fruition. Rosalia is 27 years, 100…

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15. Viewpoint: Nutrition Planning – What Relevance to Hunger?

September 20, 2016 admin

The general issues North-South conflict The response of the rich Aid and funding agencies The international bureaucracy The basic questions The planners and the people Research A third world perspective…

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14. Hunger and Malnutrition: Outlook for Changes in the Third World*

September 20, 2016 admin

* For a World Food Assembly collective J. of Trop. Pediatrics, Vol.31, Dec.1985. CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN schuftan@gmail.com The outlook for changes in the hunger and malnutrition issue in the Third World…

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13. Low School Performance: Malnutrition or Cultural Deprivation?

September 20, 2016 admin

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion, Vol. XXV, 1975. CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN schuftan@gmail.com Abstract Malnutrition and cultural deprivation are not the ultimate causes of poor performance of school age children, although they are…

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12. Foreign Aid and its Role in Maintaining the Exploitation of the Agricultural Sector: Evidence from a Case Study in Africa

September 20, 2016 admin

Evidence of the exploitation: A preamble and five exhibits Sources, uses, and sectoral distribution of foreign aid: A preamble and four exhibits Putting it all together: A final balance sheet…

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11. “Household Purchasing-Power Deficit” – A More Operational Indicator to Express Malnutrition

September 20, 2016 admin

The indicator Uses and potential abuses of the proposed indicator Income generation Income redistribution Food consumption subsidies – Rationing system Conclusions References Ecol. of Food and Nutr., Vol.8, 1979. CLAUDIO…

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10. Survey on Attitudes to Nutrition Planning

September 19, 2016 admin

Food Policy, May 1984. CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN AND WILLIAM BERTRAND schuftan@gmail.com The results of a worldwide survey of nutrition planning professionals attitudes towards nutrition policy are presented The survey was intended…

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