{"product_id":"hunger-inc-kayleigh-garthwaite-9780745350172","title":"Hunger Inc.: Building Solidarity Beyond the Food Bank","description":"Due to multiple political and economic crises, the demand for charitable food aid has increased enormously since 2020. Initially seen as an emergency measure, corporate-backed food aid programs are now entrenched 'solutions' to hunger. But who really benefits from them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kayleigh Garthwaite traveled across Britain, North America, and Europe, working with food banks, co-ops, urban farms, and food justice organizations. She documents the limitations of these programs and how institutionalizing charitable food aid absolves governments of their responsibility to ensure that people have a right to food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As hunger and inequality continue to rise within advanced capitalist countries, this issue is more urgent than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHunger Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e proposes radical key policies for government and explores alternative community-led responses grounded in solidarity, not charity, to end the need for food aid before the indignity of food banks becomes wholly normalized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kayleigh Garthwaite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745350178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745350172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Kayleigh Garthwaite","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838236676351,"sku":"9780745350172","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_061491e4-139e-4f5e-9875-c79b4e8098af.jpg?v=1746589225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hunger-inc-kayleigh-garthwaite-9780745350172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}