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3. 3 In crowded slums and remote villages around the world, children are waiting. In crowded slums and remote villages around the world, children are waiting. Waiting for someone who will help them rise above their desperately impoverished living conditions. Waiting for someone to care. Waiting for someone who will help them rise above their desperately impoverished living conditions. Waiting for someone to care. Your monthly sponsorship gift of only $22 will help provide one special child with essentials such as regular medical and dental care, clothing, educational assistance, school supplies, emergency food, family assistance and more. Your monthly sponsorship gift of only $22 will help provide one special child with essentials such as regular medical and dental care, clothing, educational assistance, school supplies, emergency food, family assistance and more. As a sponsor, you’ll receive regular updates on your child, including letters, photos and progress reports. You’ll be able to watch your child grow and flourish, knowing you are helping make it all possible. As a sponsor, you’ll receive regular updates on your child, including letters, photos and progress reports. You’ll be able to watch your child grow and flourish, knowing you are helping make it all possible.

4. 4 THOUGHTS ON HUNGER Hunger, obesity, & waste Hunger, obesity, & waste The seduction of charity The seduction of charity Should hunger be a central issue? Should hunger be a central issue? Symptoms vs. Structural CausesSymptoms vs. Structural Causes The “Hunger Industry”The “Hunger Industry”

5. 5 Hunger as a Product of Inequality Interplay of history, politics, economic, ideological forces Interplay of history, politics, economic, ideological forces Local & global levels Local & global levels

6. 6 Fed Up! (“Third World”) Two perspectives: Productionist Productionist People are backwardsPeople are backwards Biotechnology is the solutionBiotechnology is the solution The World is a MarketThe World is a Market Agrarianism Agrarianism Biotechnology disadvantages small farmersBiotechnology disadvantages small farmers Interconnections, oneness with nature, cooperationInterconnections, oneness with nature, cooperation Environmental sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainability

7. 7 PARADOX: The more production, the more poverty & hunger The more production, the more poverty & hunger

8. 8 GLOBALIZATION Decline of rural populations Decline of rural populations Post War Food Regime: Post War Food Regime: IMF, World Bank, GATTIMF, World Bank, GATT TNCsTNCs Trade imbalances & U.S. exports Trade imbalances & U.S. exports Subsidies for U.S. farmersSubsidies for U.S. farmers Undercutting production in Global SouthUndercutting production in Global South

9. 9 Comparative Advantage Comparative Advantage Export production & development loansExport production & development loans Debt crisis in the Global South Debt crisis in the Global South SAPsSAPs Deregulation Deregulation Privatization Privatization Free Trade Free Trade

10. 10 TNCs Redistribution of wealth from global poor to global rich Redistribution of wealth from global poor to global rich TNCs as the driving force for globalization TNCs as the driving force for globalization