Stephen Devereux

The New Famines (eBook, ePUB)

Why Famines Persist in an Era of Globalization

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134227259
• Artikelnr.: 42641144

Autorenporträt

Stephen Devereux is a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: From 'Old Famines' to 'New Famines' 2. Famine Scales:
Towards an Instrumental Definition of 'Famine' 3. The Criminalization of
Mass Starvations: From Natural Disaster to Crime Against Humanity 4. Sen's
Entitlement Approach: Critiques and Counter-Critiques 5. AIDS, Hunger and
Destitution: Theory and Evidence for the 'New Variant Famines' Hypothesis
in Africa 6. Pre-Modern, Modern and Postmodern Famine in Iraq: 1990-2003 7.
Malawi's First Famine: 2001-2 8. An Atypical Urban Famine: Antananarivo,
Madagascar 1985-6 9. North Korea as a 'New' Famine 10. Why Do Famines
Persist in the Horn of Africa? Ethiopia: 1999-2003 11. Increased Rural
Vulnerability in the Era of Globalization: Conflict and Famine in Sudan
during the 1990s 12. Why Are There No Longer 'War Famines' in Contemporary
Europe? The Case of the Besieged Areas of Bosnia: 1992-5 13. Is Democracy
the Answer? Famine Prevention in Two Indian States 14. Can GM Crops Prevent
Famine in Africa? 15. Priority Regimes and Famine