Listen "Feeding the World: The Uneasy Politics of American Aid"
Episode Synopsis
The Political History of American Food Aid: An Uneasy Benevolence is the first book to tell the history of U.S. food aid. From early discussions with James Madison to large-scale programs in the Cold War, author Barry Riley, a visiting scholar at FSI's Center on Food Security and the Environment, explores how food aid programs developed in America and what we can expect in the coming years. Learn more about the book at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-political-history-of-american-food-aid-9780190228873?cc=us&lang=en&.
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