[Grovenet] What is the proper Economic word for the condition of "economic cancer"?

[Meredith Bliss]

As I set out to do graduate studies in plant physiology to help feed the 
world, one of my professors quickly pointed out that there has been plenty of 
food to go around for a long time, the issue is distribution, which is a 
question of economics. Kind of gives a different spin on the notion 
of "economic cancer," doesn't it ...

On Saturday 28 April 2007 15:58, Ed Davie wrote:
> You must be living in a different world than I am.
>
> We can't even feed our own population and we're at
> least one of the richest nations in the world!
>
> Perhaps you haven't noticed how many homeless and
> otherwise destitute people there are even around
> home.
>
> As for the rest of the world, how many nations can
> you count that are not able to feed their people?
> Many! Maybe it's just easier to ignore the truth.
>
> Ed
>
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> Now, since the problems of how to feed a growing
> population have been largely solved, feeding a
> stable population is not even on the radar screen.
> But unfortunately, ingrained in the model of
> dealing with whatever issues arise, whether they
> be related to food, energy, or waste management,
> is not just how to accommodate a stable population
> but how to deal with a growing population.
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