This book addresses the thorny and fascinating question of how food and voucher programs, despite theory and evidence generally favoring cash, remain relevant, have evolved, and, in most circumstances, have improved over time.

Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both.

This study first reviews current thinking on the underlying causes of conflicts and disasters, identifying poverty as a major driver of both. Poverty breeds frustration, compelling the poor to turn to violence.

Food and nutrition security remain Africa’s most fundamental challenges. The number of Africans who are undernourished has been on the rise for decades and now stands at about 200 million people.

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the 1998 floods, the response of the government, and the coping strategies of households.

"As part of its 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has articulated a vision of what the world should look like in 2020: it should be a world free from po

""Rapid expansion of employment in low-income countries is one of the biggest challenges of development. The growth in labor supply in developing countries will remain large for a long time to come.

Governments of most countries attempt to influence the price consumers pay for food. In low-income countries the aim is frequently one of reducing consumer food prices below a free-market level.