International food aid has rightly been credited with saving millions of lives and is often the only thing that stands between vulnerable people and death. Howe

This book analyzes the impact food aid programmes have had over the past fifty years, assessing the current situation as well as future prospects. Issues such a

Food aid is historically a major element of development aid to support longer-term development, and the primary response to help countries and peoples in crisis

Examines United States food aid to Central America, and makes detailed recommendations for changes in its administration