Dan Banik

Starvation and India's Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

Building on Amartya Sen's famous claim that no famine has ever occurred in a democratic country, this volume examines the relationship between democracy, public action and famine prevention in India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780415544658
• ISBN-10: 0415544653
• Artikelnr.: 26489369

Autorenporträt

Dan Banik is Associate Professor at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, where he teaches graduate courses on poverty and development. His research interests include human rights, extreme poverty, democracy, corruption, development ethics and the implementation of public policy in developing countries.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Democracy and Starvation 3. Kalahandi's Poverty 4.
Drought and State Action 5. Legal Interventions and Administrative Response
to Starvation 6. The Vocal Press 7. The Politics of Starvation and Calamity
Relief 8. Parliamentary Activism 9. Purulia's Achievement 10. Conclusion