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- Title
THE PARADOX OF UNITED STATES FOOD AID AND THE CHALLENGE TO REALIST THEORY.
- Authors
Dobransky, Steve
- Abstract
This article analyzes United States food aid from 1981-2009, examining the primary donor motivations and the overall effects on the recipients. It notes the significant population growth in many of the recipient countries who have little, if any, economic development, and it asks whether United States food aid is contributing to this growth. It investigates whether the most food-scarce countries in the world can ever get out of poverty if their populations continue to outdistance their economic development and, in turn, undermine much of the foreign aid given to them. The analysis challenges Realist theory in its failure to address successfully the food aid issue and its results. This article builds upon previous studies, and it uses empirical evidence and OLS regression analysis to support its findings. It concludes with recommendations for future research and policies.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AMERICAN food relief; ECONOMIC conditions in developing countries; POVERTY in developing countries; AGRICULTURAL productivity research; SOCIOECONOMICS; NUTRITION policy
- Publication
International Journal on World Peace, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
0742-3640
- Publication type
Article