Since the beginning of the Nineteen century, the relationship between population growth and food availability has been dealt with by demographers, economists, agricultural experts, and nutrition scientists. However, it has still not been adequately explained. Based on archival documents and offi - cial publications, this essay analyses how the League of Nations interpreted the relationship between food resources and population growth, at a time when demographic issues became a political concern, addressed in many European countries through pro-natalist policies, while advances in social medicine and nutrition science suggested the opportunity to combat hunger and malnutrition of a growing population through increased production and trade liberalization
Debating food and population in the interwar years: A view from the League of Nations
LORELLA TOSONE
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2023
Abstract
Since the beginning of the Nineteen century, the relationship between population growth and food availability has been dealt with by demographers, economists, agricultural experts, and nutrition scientists. However, it has still not been adequately explained. Based on archival documents and offi - cial publications, this essay analyses how the League of Nations interpreted the relationship between food resources and population growth, at a time when demographic issues became a political concern, addressed in many European countries through pro-natalist policies, while advances in social medicine and nutrition science suggested the opportunity to combat hunger and malnutrition of a growing population through increased production and trade liberalizationI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
