Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
The Economics of Food Aid Programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5090215 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clifford R Kern (Cambridge, Mass., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-75 |
| Publication date | 1968-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2147403 |
| OpenAlex | W2314520971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In the late nineteen-fifties and early sixties, food aid became a large and popular part of the United States foreign aid program. Under Public Law 480, it took the form of concessional sales of foodstuffs for soft currencies and concurrent loans of most of the generated funds for economic development.' On the surface, food aid appeared to offer a convenient combination: it promoted economic development in the recipient countries and at the same time allowed the United States to defer a politically risky reform of its domestic agricultural price support policy, which was fostering surpluses. Soon, however, certain economists voiced fears that the proponents of PL 480 were ignoring a potential danger. By relieving the recipient countries of the necessity of supplying their ever increasing demands for food on their own, food aid may discourage them from attempting increased internal production. It may cause neglect of agricultural development and foster perma
Archaeology · Biology · Food aid · Food security · Geography · Horse · Political science · International Development and Aid
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 1987 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |