Introduction

1. The basics of food aid

2. Donor-oriented food aid : the United States of America

3. Multilateral and other bilateral donors

4. International regulatory mechanisms and trade disputes

5. So who benefits? : the "iron triangle"

6. Edging towards a recipient-oriented food aid system

7. The uses of food aid to address food insecurity

8. The management of food aid in addressing food insecurity

9. Consequences of poor food aid management

10. Recasting food aid's role : the general strategy

11. Recasting food aid's role : the particulars and the politics.