The Rise of Food Charity in Europe
Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti
Abstract
This edited collection provides the first comprehensive study of the rise of food charity across Europe. Bringing together leading researchers across the continent, this collection explores the driving forces behind this phenomenon and its implications into the future, from a social policy perspective.
The book incorporates cases studies from Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. Each empirical case study chapter explores: the histories of food charity in the national context; key changes in social policy and their relationship to food charity; and t ... More
This edited collection provides the first comprehensive study of the rise of food charity across Europe. Bringing together leading researchers across the continent, this collection explores the driving forces behind this phenomenon and its implications into the future, from a social policy perspective.
The book incorporates cases studies from Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. Each empirical case study chapter explores: the histories of food charity in the national context; key changes in social policy and their relationship to food charity; and the implications for social justice.
The result is the first book to offer a systematic comparative study of the rise of food charity across Europe. It provides urgently needed evidence on these trends which will be of use to academics, policy makers and practitioners who are grappling with the practical implications of these phenomena.
Keywords:
Food charity,
Food bank,
Food aid,
food insecurity,
poverty,
social policy,
welfare state
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2020 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781447340003 |
Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: September 2020 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447340003.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Hannah Lambie-Mumford, editor
University of Sheffield
Tiina Silvasti, editor
University of Jyväskylä
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