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.
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