US Food Aid Rules: If You’re Not Outraged, You’re Not Paying Attention

Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy 2013-04-04

Summary:

The Obama Administration announced yesterday that it wants to change US food aid rules to allow for more “local procurement” of food aid in the countries that need it.  Predictably, the special interests are aghast.  But the administration is right: current food aid rules are among the most egregious special interest legislation in the world [...]

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http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/us-food-aid-rules-if-youre-not-outraged-youre-not-paying-attention/

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Tags:

africa international american jewish world service agricultural subsidies american maritime congress food aid roger thurow scott kilman

Authors:

Jonathan Zasloff

Date tagged:

04/04/2013, 23:12

Date published:

04/04/2013, 19:43