poverty

In the quaint French town of Thiers, the streets abound with the sound of children laughing and playing. The hungry ones play upon the heartstrings of neighbors for supper and the lonely ones cause trouble for attention. But when the truth behind one little boy's petty thievery is revealed, a shockwave is sent through this picturesque town that helps everyone finally see the children for who they truly are.

Presents a global view of nutrition, focusing on the influence of poverty on food production and consumption in the developing and the developed worlds, and looking at what is being done to address the problem.

Seventeen-year-old Jemmy struggles to fight her way out of poverty and to discover her identity as an Indian, a woman, and an artist.

Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus argues that the problems of hunger, poverty, and inequality can be solved by harnessing the power of the free market, explaining how, by using basic business dynamics and theories, countries can work together to solve the world's greatest problems.

Provides a history of wealth and power throughout the world, discussing how many European countries were able to acquire and keep wealth by focusing on work and knowledge which led to increased productivity, new technologies, and the pursuit of change.

Features the tale of a pretty young girl driven to brutal excesses by poverty and loneliness, and includes five additional short stories by Crane.

Studies the political, social, and scientific-technical reasons for world food shortages, and focuses on possible approaches to increasing food production.

Presents a series of essays by professional writers and scholars on the subject of world poverty and addresses issues such as immigration and open border ethics, health and education, agricultural subsidies as well as provides biographical sketches on a number of noted individuals such as Bill Gates, George McGovern, and Robert McNama.

Examines world hunger in the twenty-first century and provides statistics on its severity in underdeveloped countries, some of the causes of hunger, relief programs, the effects of war and conflict upon nations in distress, and how the hunger cycle can be broken.