"…the story of hunger, and of poverty more broadly, is far more complex than any one statistic or grand theory; it is a world where those without enough to eat may save up to buy a TV instead, where more money doesn’t necessarily translate into more food, and where making rice cheaper can sometimes even lead people to buy less rice."
— More than 1 billion people are hungry around the world, but it’s not as straightforward as you think, say Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. The whole article is worth reading for its insightful examination of the ‘food crisis.’
