Poverty, Development and Food : Essays in Honour of H. W. Singer on His 75th Birthday

Many people have contributed to making the preparation of this volume not just a celebration but a professionally stimulating event. No one worked harder than Elizabeth Everitt in editing the contributions. Reginald Green made a considerable contribution through his careful and extensive editing of his own and Richard Jolly's drafts. Thanks too to all those participants in the seminar in December 1985 for their helpful comments and suggestions which influenced redrafting of papers and the introduction: Mike Faber, Brian van Arkadie and John White. Simon Maxwell deserves special mention for his enthusiastic support for the idea of producing such a volume and suggestions on the draft outline for the book. We would also like to acknowledge our debt to Michael Simmons of The Guardian for his carefully researched appreciation of Hans Singer, 'Creative Force at the UN', on his birthday. Lastly, we would like to acknowledge our debt to Hans himself, who, in his characteristically modest way, commented on many of the draft chapters during and after the seminar. His combination of idealism, practicality, and powerful advocacy of constructive action are a continuing inspiration to countless friends and colleagues throughout the world. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-5 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Approaches to Quantifying the World Food Problem....Pages 9-21 Malnutrition and Human Capital: Problems of Theory and Practice....Pages 22-41 The Changing Role of Developing Countries in International Trade....Pages 42-58 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Adjustment with a Human Face: A Broader Approach to Adjustment Policy....Pages 61-77 Sub-Saharan Africa: Poverty of Development, Development of Poverty....Pages 78-111 Rural Productivity, Malnutrition and Structural Adjustment....Pages 112-122 The Impact of Agriculture on Third World Health: What Goals for Health Professionals?....Pages 123-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Aid for Development: What Motivates the Donors....Pages 153-172 Food Aid for Food Security and Economic Development....Pages 173-191 The Effectiveness of Aid as a Problem of Bureaucratic Management....Pages 192-212 The Roles of Non-Governmental Organisations in Development....Pages 213-228 Normal Professionalism, New Paradigms and Development....Pages 229-253 Back Matter....Pages 255-258