Rich Man, Poor Man: Who's the Thief?

Publisher:  Ten Days for World Development,edited by Robert Gardner, Toronto, Canada
Year Published:  1977
Pages:  8pp   Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX513

Abstract: 
As a part of a three-year strategy, the focus for Ten Days in 1978, is we are told in a the Tabloid, once again"Food".During last year's phase I of the Food issue, the major emphasis was upon the perspective analysis of the world food situation provided by Frances M.Lappe and Joseph D.Collins in their book,"Food First-Beyond the Myth of Scarcity"

Year II of the Food Issue is intended to build upon this theoretical base and to consider the implications of the "Food First" thesis for Canadian overseas food aid and agricultural assistance, domestic food policy, Third World land use, and the linkages between Canadian and Third World food questions generally.

A Globe and Mail editorial on an Ottawa symposium on Canada and World Food introduces the Tabloid readers to several sub-themes of this Year's Ten Days.One member of the symposium was Susan George, author of"How the Other Half Dies", the title of this year's tabloid is borrowed from her opening chapter.Miss George and Pev. Gonzalo Arroyo, Jesuit priest-professor from Latin America, are two agricultural economists invited by the Ten Days Committee to consult with Canadian M.P.'s and agriculture and food aid officuals.They will be making appearances across the country and in the media .In her article written for the tabloid, Susan George states that eradicating hunger is not a technical problem,but a question of economic and social justice at every level.

Other articles deal with widespread hunger in the Sahel, the current food controvercy around the promotion and use of infant formula products in developing countries ("Bottle Babies") and with obstacles to land reform.A final sectio lists both printed and film resources for further study. It also quotes practical suggestions made by Susan George in the final chapter of her book.