Esurio: Journal of Hunger and Poverty


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Esurio is a student refereed academic journal published by the Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) with the proud support of Direct Energy.

Esurio publishes articles on issues of hunger and poverty through a youth lens.  The journal features articles written and reviewed by graduate and undergraduate students and is published twice annually.

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Vol 1, No 2 (2009): SECOND ISSUE

Table of Contents

Invited Contributions

The Future of Food Charity HTML PDF
Valerie Tarasuk 1-3
The Crisis of Food Security: Building a Public Food System HTML PDF
Debbie Field 4-8
What is Poverty? Abstract HTML PDF
Susan Eckerle Curwood, Ph.D.(c) 9-17

Student Articles

Disrupting the "Traditional Student" Discourse: Poverty, Education, and the State Abstract HTML PDF
Jennifer Ajandi 18-33
Immigrant Settlement and the Use of Food Banks Abstract HTML PDF
Chen Che 34-45
To Feed A City Abstract HTML PDF
Zsuzsi Fodor 46-69
Motivations of Volunteers in a Food Bank Program: A Pilot Investigation Abstract HTML PDF
Vivien E. Runnels 70-88
The Influence of New Public Management on Three Ontario Municipal Governments and its Impact on Poverty Reduction and Social Service Programming Abstract HTML PDF
Zac Spicer 89-100
Canadian Women and Children Hit Hard by the Impacts of Food Insecurity: Abstract HTML PDF
Leisha Zamecnik, 101-113


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Esurio is published by the Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB).