Politics of Food Insecurity in Canada and the United Kingdom

Zsofia Mendly-Zambo is a PhD candidate in Health Policy and Equity at the School of Health Policy and Management at York University, Toronto. Her research areas include food insecurity and farmer mental health.Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Health Policy and Management at York University in Toronto. He works in the area of the political economy of health.

“We cannot forget that issues of food poverty are still with us. Books like this remind us to challenge our politicians that poverty is not an acceptable situation.” Dave Beck, University of Salford

• 1. Introducing the politics of food insecurity - Dennis Raphael2. Food insecurity in Canada and the United Kingdom - Zsofia Mendly-Zambo3. Food banks, food diversion, and other responses - Dennis Raphael4. Charity and capitalism - Nicola Livingstone and Lucy Natarajan5. Implications and the way forward - Toba Bryant6. Conclusion - Zsofia Mendly-Zambo and Dennis Raphael