In recent times, the growth of the world economy has challenged the limits of economic, social and ecological sustainability, at the same time, questioning about food security at the global level. Access to food is still perceived by many as a privilege, rather than a basic human right. Therefore, the global economy makes food security an essential concern. The book covers concepts and approaches related to accessibility, acceptability and adequacy of food to various sections of the population. The current scenario of the inequities in food availability among developed transitional and under-developed countries is also discussed .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M. Dinakar
M. Dinakar holds an M.A. degree in applied economics from Andhra University. He has over 30 years of experience including eleven years with State Bank of India in the areas of planning, development and operations. For fifteen years, Dinakar was with Indian Express. He was one of the members of Monitoring and Implementation Committee, a State Level Committee of Andhra Pradesh for Cooperative Urban Banks. He is currently working as a faculty member with the ICFAI University. His areas of interest include philosophy, spiritualism and service.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V.V. Ramani
V.V. Ramani holds an M.A., Phil and a PGDM from Madras University. She is currently working as a Faculty Member and Consulting Editor with ICFAI University. She has over 18 years of industry and academic experience. She is the Joint Secretary of National Human Resources Development Network, Hyderabad Chapter and Vice President of CEASE Child Labor (an ILO Project). Her articles have been published in various magazines and management journals. She presented several papers in various conferences and seminars. Her areas of interest include Economics disciplines like Micro-Economics, Macro-Economics, International Trade, Public Finance and HR disciplines like Leadership, Organisational Development, Human Resource Management and Networking.
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