Famine in South Asia: Political economy of mass starvation
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Cambridge, Mass.
Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain
1980
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| adam_text | Titel: Famine in South Asia
Autor: Alamgir, Mohiuddin
Jahr: 1980
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments xvii
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Chapter 1 Diagnosing Famine 1
Introduction: The Current World Scenario 1
Defining Famine 5
Chapter 2 From the Definition to a Theory of Famine 13
Typology of Famine 14
Theory of Famine 14
A Famine-prone Economy 16
Causal Sequences Leading to Foodgrain
Intake Decline Per Capita 28
Postfamine Adjustment of the Society 44
Some Hypotheses and Possible Scenarios 46
Chapter 3 Indian Famines of the Past 53
Famines in Pre-British India 53
Famines in British India
The Great Bengal Famine of 1943
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Chapter 4 Bangladesh Famine of 1974 101
Introduction 101
Data—Nature and Source 102
Prelude to Crisis 104
Profile of the 1974 Famine 118
Famine Syndrome Completed 131
Famine Mortality 140
Chapter 5 Famine Victims and Societal Response 151
Profile of Famine Victims 151
Societal Response 169
Societal Adjustment 180
Appendix to Chapter 5 : Rural Household
Income 190
Chapter 6 Foodgrain Availability 197
National Stock and Availability 197
Regional Stock and Availability 239
Household Stock and Availability 248
Chapter 7 Prices 257
Introduction 257
Trend in Rice Price over Time 258
Regional Variation in Price Movements 272
Causal Analysis of Price Changes 280
Chapter 8 Wages, Employment, and Real Income 307
Introduction 307
Real Wages of Rural and Urban Laborers 308
Employment in Rural Bangladesh 325
Income of Rural Bangladesh 345
A Model of Rural Household Economy 362
Chapter 9 No Magre Famine? 383
A Summing Up 383
Famine Indicators and Forewarning System 393
Food Security for All 399
Long-term Policies 402
Index 405
About the Author
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