Drought & Hunger in Africa

Herausgeber: Glantz, Michael H.

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents a synthesis of the ideas that emerged from a colloquium held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 821g
• ISBN-13: 9780521368391
• ISBN-10: 0521368391
• Artikelnr.: 26183183

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Foreword Bradford Morse; Part I. Physical and Social Setting: 1.
Global climate change and variability: effects on drought and
desertification in Africa Eugene M. Rasmusson; 2. some aspects of
meteorological drought in Ethiopia Workineh Degefu; 3. Drought and economic
development in sub-Saharan Africa Michael H. Glantz; 4. African pastoralism
and poverty: some implications for drought and famine Michael M. Horowitz
and Peter D. Little; 5. Part II. Internal-External Perspectives: 5. The
decline of African agriculture: an internalist perspective Michael F.
Lofchie; 6. Internal factors that generate famine Robert J. Cummings; 7.
Towards a political economy of the African crisis: diplomacy, debates and
dialectics Timothy M. Shaw; 8. Linking and sinking: economic externalities
and the persistence of destitution and famine in Africa Randall Baker; Part
III. Case Studies: 9. Drought, environment and food security: some
reflections on peasants, pastoralists and commoditization in dryland West
Africa Michael Watts; 10. Drought, food and the social organization of
small farmers in Zimbabwe Michael Bratton; 11. The social impact of drought
in Ethiopia: oxen, households, and some implications for rehabilitation
James McCann; 12. role of government in combatting food shortages: lessons
from Kenya 1984-85 John M. Cohen and David B. Lewis; 13. The social impacts
of planned settlement in Burkina Faso Della E. McMillan; 14. Evolution of
food rationing systems with reference to African group farms in the context
of drought William I. Torry; 15. The role of non-government organizations
in famine prevention Michael F. Scott; Part IV. Lessons for the Future: 16.
food self-sufficiency in Malawi: are successes transferable? J. Gus
Liebenow; 17. Famine relief policy in India: six lessons for Africa
Michelle B. McAlpin; 18. Famine and famine relief: viewing Africa in the
1980s from China in the 1920s Lillian M. Li; 19. Denying famine a future:
concluding remarks Rhys Payne, Lynette Rummel and Michael J. Glantz; Index.