Politics and Poverty: A Critique of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

ISBN-13: 9780367275884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 218 str.

John Abbott

Opis

Originally published in 1992. This book presents an informed, if irreverent, insider’s view of the structure and activities of FAO, the influences on decisions and performance, and an appraisal of its success in achieving its ultimate objective - the alleviation of poverty.

Spis treści

Preface 1. Introduction: Storm Clouds Mar the Ideal Part 1: The Organization and its Staff 2. The Organization 3. Directors General 4. Professionals 5. General Service 6. The FAO Way 7. FAO in Rome Part 2: Poverty Alleviation: FAO’s Performance in the Area of Marketing 8. Marketing and the Rural Poor 9. FAO Marketing Assistance 10. The Marketing Group in FAO 11. Can FAO Be Young Again?

O autorze

John Abbott