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The New Famines - Why Famines Persist in an Era of Globalization (Hardcover)
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The New Famines - Why Famines Persist in an Era of Globalization (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics
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The recent occurrences of famine in Ethiopia and Southern Africa
have propelled this key back into the public arena for the first
time since 1984, as once again it becomes a priority not only for
lesser developed countries but also for the international
community.
Exploring the paradox that is the persistence of famine in the
contemporary world, this book looks at the way the nature of famine
is changing in the face of globalization and shifting geo-political
forces.
The book challenges perceived wisdom about the causes of famine and
analyzes the worst cases of recent years including close analysis
of food scarcity in North Korea, Ethiopia, Sudan and Malawi and
less well known cases in Madagascar, Iraq and Bosnia. With fresh
conceptual frameworks and analytical tools, major theoretical
constructs which have previously been applied to analyze famines
(such as the "democracy ends famine" argument, Sens "entitlement
approach" and the "complex political emergency" framework) are
confronted.
Thisvolume assembles an international team of contributors,
including Marcus Noland, Alex de Waal and Dan Maxwell; an
impressive roster which helps make this book an important resource
for those in the fields of development studies and political
economics.
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