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Author : Alexander De Waal
Release : 2000
Genre : Democracy
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Book Synopsis Democratic Political Process and the Fight Against Famine by : Alexander De Waal
Download or read book Democratic Political Process and the Fight Against Famine written by Alexander De Waal. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Olivier Rubin
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Democracy and Famine by : Olivier Rubin
Download or read book Democracy and Famine written by Olivier Rubin. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty, inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty, hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today, famines are often perceived to be relatively simple to avert. However, the political incentives to prevent famines are not always present. Inspired by the work of Amartya Sen, whose influential hypothesis that democratic institutions together with a free press provide effective protection from famine, Democracy and Famine is a study combining qualitative and quantitative evidence, analysing the effect of democracy on famine prevention. The book’s overall framework moves from placing political systems at the heart of famine protection to look at the political processes involved. Using a case study based approach drawing on famines from India, Malawi and Niger; Democracy and Famine will be of interest to scholars and students of democracy, comparative politics and international relations.
Author : Alex de Waal
Release : 2017-12-08
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 703/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mass Starvation by : Alex de Waal
Download or read book Mass Starvation written by Alex de Waal. This book was released on 2017-12-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy. In Mass Starvation, world-renowned expert on humanitarian crisis and response Alex de Waal provides an authoritative history of modern famines: their causes, dimensions and why they ended. He analyses starvation as a crime, and breaks new ground in examining forced starvation as an instrument of genocide and war. Refuting the enduring but erroneous view that attributes famine to overpopulation and natural disaster, he shows how political decision or political failing is an essential element in every famine, while the spread of democracy and human rights, and the ending of wars, were major factors in the near-ending of this devastating phenomenon. Hard-hitting and deeply informed, Mass Starvation explains why man-made famine and the political decisions that could end it for good must once again become a top priority for the international community.
Author : Alexander De Waal
Release : 1997
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 583/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Famine Crimes by : Alexander De Waal
Download or read book Famine Crimes written by Alexander De Waal. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is responsible for the failures? African generals and politicians are the prime culprits for creating famines in Sudan, Somalia and Zaire, but western donors abet their authoritarianism, partly through imposing structural adjustment programmes.
Author : NA NA
Release : 2000-07-01
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 542/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Politics of Hunger in India by : NA NA
Download or read book The Politics of Hunger in India written by NA NA. This book was released on 2000-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do people starve in democratic polities? It is often claimed that as government must respond to public needs during times of crisis, democracy has reduced famine in India since Independence. This book seeks to identify the processes which generate and perpetuate hunger in India, and what sort of intervention by public and private agencies are best suited to combat this problem. Bob Currie explains why problems of poverty and alleged starvation remain despite regular elections and intensive regional and national publicity.
