Political Routes To Starvation: Why Does Famine Kill? (Politics)

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This book seeks to reclassify famine by offering an in-depth look at the phenomenon that continues to affect millions of people across the world every year. Defined as a widespread scarcity of food, Dr. Bas Dianda argues that the causes of famine cannot be reduced exclusively to a shortfall in agricultural output or to economic dynamics. Instead, an analysis of famine must take into account political and economic factors as well as agricultural, climatologic and demographic data. 'Political Routes to Starvation' is the result of an all-encompassing analysis of eighty famines from across the globe. This extensive piece of research demonstrates that there are not only multiple factors at play in the genesis of a food crisis, but also in its evolution to starvation. Dianda contends that in order to fully understand the causes of famine it is necessary to reinstate a hierarchy between foundation and concomitant causes, especially when cross-comparing cases. Importantly, Dianda maintains that only a comprehensive approach to famine can appropriately answer the questions: What is famine? How does famine occur? Why does famine kill?
  • | Author: Bas Dianda
  • | Publisher: Vernon Press
  • | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
  • | Number of Pages: 434 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Paperback/Political science
  • | ISBN-10: 162273503X
  • | ISBN-13: 9781622735037
Author:
Bas Dianda
Publisher:
Vernon Press
Publication Date:
Oct 01, 2018
Number of pages:
434 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback/Political science
ISBN-10:
162273503X
ISBN-13:
9781622735037