{"product_id":"global-food-and-agricultural-institutions-d-john-shaw-9780415445030","title":"Global Food and Agricultural Institutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pioneering text brings together for the first time the global institutions on the front line of the campaign against hunger and poverty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe institutions examined in this book - the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - play important roles in achieving and maintaining world food security, which is essential for human existence, economic and social development and world peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy analyzing the origins, functions, successes and difficulties of these global institutions, Shaw highlights the continuing relevance of these bodies in their quest to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. In the light of the current world food crisis, this book provides a particularly pertinent commentary on a highly topical issue that is never far from the media spotlight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for all students, academics and readers with an interest in international organisations, agricultural development and economic and humanitarian affairs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. John Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415445035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415445030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2009","brand":"D. John Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48066667938047,"sku":"9780415445030","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a01c4fa4-1ecb-4117-99e3-196d6f9a6694.jpg?v=1768679796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/global-food-and-agricultural-institutions-d-john-shaw-9780415445030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}