The true extent of global poverty and hunger: questioning the good news narrative of the Millennium Development Goals

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 749-767

  Hickel, Jason ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

development; hunger; Millennium Development Goals; Poverty

Indexed keywords

HUNGER; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84958538828     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1109439     Document Type: Article

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