Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses neglected dimensions of traditional debates.
This book challenges neoliberal governmentality and shows how food charity maintains inequalities of class, race, religion and gender. It argues that the food aid industry is infused with neoliberal governmentality and shows how food charity maintains inequalities of class, race, religion and gender. Drawing upon lived experiences, it documents how food sharing fosters solidarity and gives rise to alternative modes of food redistribution among communities.