The World Food council: The rise and fall of a United Nations body

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 663-694

  Shaw, D John ^a,b  

^a World Food Programme   (Italy)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMINE; FOOD AID; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 77955114729     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2010.9669320     Document Type: Article

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