"Ash in the Belly" is a penetrating account of men, women and children living
with hunger, illuminated by their courage in trying to cope and survive. It is
simultaneously an investigation into the political economy of hunger, whereby
one in every two children is malnourished, despite the creation of wealth and
economic growth. Mander critically examines the increasing economic
inequalities, the range of State failures, and public indifference, in general,
and brings out how they have contributed to creating this grim situation. While
doing so, he argues passionately for the passage of a universal right to food
law, which guarentees food to all persons, not as state