Journal of Economic Literature

Bauer, Jean-Martin. The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century

2025-06-03

Marc F. Bellemare of University of Minnesota reviews “The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century” by Jean-Martin Bauer. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Examines the societal causes of and solutions to hunger, highlighting the systems of racism, classism, and sexism that prevail in hunger-prone countries.”

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.63.2.693.r1