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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rubin, Olivier
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge research in comparative politics ; 37.
Temas:
Food supply > Political aspects.
Famines > Prevention.
Famines > Prevention > Case studies.
Democracy.
Starvation.
Food supply.
Politics, Practical.
Starvation
Democracy
Food Supply
Politics
Developing Countries
Inanition.
Démocratie.
Aliments > Approvisionnement.
Politique.
Aliments > Approvisionnement > Aspect politique.
starvation.
democracy.
politics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Politics, Practical
Food supply
Famines > Prevention
Food supply > Political aspects
Africa.
Asia, Western
Africa
Afrique.
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Presentation of Sen's theory of democracy and famine
  • Conceptualization and operationalization of democracy
  • Discussion of Sen's understanding of democracy
  • Famines in Bangladesh, Sudan and India
  • Malawi famine of 2002
  • The Niger famine of 2005
  • Democracy and famine : quantitative evidence
  • Multiple starvation deaths in India
  • Discussion of other macro-level causal approaches
  • Counter-productive democratic mechanisms.

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