Food Supplies in the Aftermath of World War II

ISBN-13: 9780367275952 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 186 str.

Edith Hirsch

Opis

Originally published in 1993. This study was written in 1946 having been commissioned by a large corporation in the food industry. The insights from this thorough agricultural economics perspective even now are highly interesting.

Spis treści

Foreword. Highlights of the Study 1. Why the Food Emergency of 1945/46 Will Not Recur in 1946/7 2. Building the Food Crisis Into an International New Deal 3. The World's Food Supply 4. The World Demand for Food 5. Notes on Important Food Stuffs Other than Grain: Animals, Meat and the Problem of Maximum Prices 6. Recommended Policies. Appendices. Epilogue

O autorze

Edith Hirsch was a commodities economist who ran a consulting group with her husband, Julius, in New York. She was a consultant to the Department of Agriculture in the 1940's and 1950's.