Published: November 27, 2009 11:45 pm      

Other View: World hunger halts growth

According to the United Nations, more than 1 billion people -- one of every six persons on this planet -- go hungry each day. In a world of unprecedented prosperity, that statistic is shameful. More appalling still, the number of undernourished individuals is growing despite rising levels of affluence and wealth. ...

If morality is not sufficient motivation, then more hard-nosed practical considerations should suffice: Hunger undermines growth, creates instability and ultimately threatens the legitimacy of an international order that condemns one-sixth of its members to a daily struggle to survive. ...

The Japan Times