ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT AND THE FOOD QUESTION IN LATIN-AMERICA

This paper summarizes the elements required for analysing 'the food qu estion' as a constituent element of broader socioeconomic processes. T o do this, the paper establishes the linkages between food-related iss ues and economic development in low-income countries, more specificall y, in Latin America, with special reference to Brazil as a large count ry example. Based on contributions from 'development economics', the r esearch examines the main conditions for achieving economic growth wit h increasing social equity with special focus on food security, and re quirements as regards global and sectoral policies. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.