Toward an end to hunger in America / Peter K. Eisinger.

In this book, Eisinger seeks to unravel the puzzle of America's hunger. He asserts that unlike problems such as drug use, teenage pregnancy, or crime, this is a problem that can be solved. He believes that the perception of hunger and responses to it emerge from a complex intellectual, politica...

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Main Author: Eisinger, Peter K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, ©1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • The problem of hunger in the United States
  • Defining hunger
  • Measuring hunger in the United States
  • The food stamp program
  • Filling in the gaps : the targeted food assistance programs
  • Hunger on the congressional agenda
  • The Anti-hunger Advocacy Group Network
  • Charitable food assistance : the volunteer sector
  • Toward an end to hunger.