Food Security as Global Public Good: An Evaluation for OECD Countries

Globalization has led to the increased importance of global public goods in public finance literature. Access to safe and sufficient food is one of these goods and services, where the benefits and harms are felt on a global scale without competition and exclusion. Food security is defined as health and personal care services that allow people carry a healthy and active life based on having physical, social and economic access to safe, sufficient and quality food with hygienic conditions for the satisfaction of nutritional needs at all times. This study presents a food safety assessment and provides policy recommendations for OECD countries using the Global Food Security Index.