Nutritional Sciences 350

Readings and Assignments

Bibliography

Assignment One (in PDF, also available as a Word document)

Readings

• Famine, Affluence and Morality [Peter Singer]
• Overview of the World Food Situation [von Braun]
• Extracts from International Instruments [FAO]
• Righting Wrongs [The Economist]
• Three Case Studies [World Bank]
• Runge, pp. 1-5
• Eight American Case Studies

January 27-February 12
Biology of Malnutrition

Assignment Two - Case Studies (in PDF, also available as a Word document) Due March 9
You may wish to consult the Bibliography for this assignment.

Readings

• Foster pp. 15-73, 221 - 230

February 17

February 19 - 24
Dimensions and Characteristics of
Hunger and Poverty

Readings

• Foster, pp. 75-92
• Runge, pp. 13-37
  

February 26 - March 25
Can We Produce Enough?

Readings

• Questions for class discussion February 26 - PDF or PowerPoint
• Brown, pp. 37-48, 62-72, 89-145
• Foster, pp. 183-209
• Runge, pp. 69-99, 142-155

March 30

April 1 - 13
Population and Environment

Readings

• Brown, pp. 49-61
• Foster, pp. 101-114, 167-182, 257-268
• Runge, pp. 20-25
• Brown, pp. 146-157, 201-223
• Foster, pp. 211-220
• Runge, pp. 155-162

April 15 - 29
Policies and Programs

Revised Research Paper Assigment (in PDF, also available as a Word document) -
due in class May 5

Readings

• World Bank's En Breve article on Mexico's Progresa program - PDF
• Foster, pp. 95-99, 117-166, 269-344
• Foster, pp. 247-256
• Runge, 25-28, 101-131, 135-142, 162-177

May 4

May 6