Hannah Lambie-Mumford

Hungry Britain

The rise of food charity

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Drawing on empirical research with the UK's two largest charitable food organisations, this book explores the prolific rise of food charity over the last 15 years and its implications for overcoming food insecurity. As the welfare state withdraws, leaving food banks to protect the most vulnerable, the author questions the sustainability of this system and asks where responsibility lies - in practice and in theory - for ensuring everyone can realise their human right to food. The book argues that effective, policy-driven solutions require a clear rights-based framework, which enables a range of actors including the state, charities and the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4473-2832-2
EAN: 9781447328322
Produktnummer: 23890201
Verlag: Policy Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 216 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 476 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford is Research Fellow at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, University of Sheffield. Hannah's research focuses on food poverty and insecurity, the rise of emergency food provision and the human right to food. Hannah has undertaken research on these issues as part of RCUK and government funded projects. Hannah also sits on Child Poverty Action Group's (CPAG) Policy Advisory Committee and is a registered specialist with the Food Standard Agency (FSA).