Theories of famine:
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List of figures xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Part 1 The nature of famine 1
1 Introduction 5
2 What is famine? 9
2.1 Dictionary definitions 10
2.2 Food shortage definitions 10
2.3 Famine as mass starvation 11
2.4 Behavioural definitions 14
2.5 Insider definitions 16
2.6 Conclusion 18
3 The evolution of famine theory 21
3.1 Act of God or act of man? 21
3.2 Supply failure or demand failure? 23
3.3 Famine theory: multiplicity and simplicity 28
3.4 Towards a taxonomy of famine theories 30
Part 2 Theories of famine 33
4 Climate and famine 35
4.1 Climate and natural famine regions 35
4.2 Drought and famine 38
4.3 Seasonality, vulnerability and famine 42
4.4 Conclusion 44
5 The population monster 46
5.1 Malthusian theory 46
5.2 Critique and contra Malthusian models 49
5.3 Neo Malthusianism 51
5.4 Modern demographic arguments 53
5.5 Policy implications 57
5.6 Conclusion 62
Appendix 5.1 A graphical representation of Malthus s model 63
6 The entitlement approach 66
6.1 The basic entitlement approach 66
6.2 Strengths of the entitlement approach 69
6.3 Entitlements versus income 74
6.4 Limitations of the entitlement approach 76
6.5 Conclusion 81
Appendix6.1 Entitlements and starvation: a graphical approach 82
7 Famine and food markets 86
7.1 Basic propositions 86
7.2 Market dependence and demand failure 88
7.3 Expectations, speculation and hoarding 91
7.4 Imperfect or fragmented markets 94
7.5 Conclusion 99
Part 3 The political economy of famine 101
8 The management of natural resources 103
8.1 Natural degradation 104
8.2 Indigenous ignorance 105
8.3 Malignantexploitation 110
8.4 Conclusion 112
9 Famine and development 114
9.1 Marginalization and development 115
9.2 Commoditization and market dependence 117
9.3 The moral economy meets colonial capitalism 120
9.4 Vulnerability as a phase of development 121
9.5 Case study: the Sahelian famine, 1969 74 124
9.6 Conclusion 126
10 Famine and government policy 129
10.1 Urban bias 130
10.2 Agricultural regulation 133
10.3 Response failure 137
10.4 Case study: the Soviet famine of 1932 4 140
10.5 Case study: the Chinese famine of 1958 61 142
10.6 Conclusion 146
11 War and famine 148
11.1 Militarization 148
11.2 War 150
11.3 Refugees 155
11.4 Case study: the Netherlands, 1944 159
11.5 Conclusion 161
12 Famine and international relations 164
12.1 International food markets 165
12.2 International responsibility and response 167
12.3 The politics of food aid 171
12.4 Case study: the 1974 Bangladesh famine 174
12.5 Conclusion 176
Part 4 Conclusion 179
13 A summary of theories 181
13.1 Definingfamine 181
13.2 Theories: background 182
13.3 FAD theories 182
13.3.1 Climate 182
13.3.2 Population 183
13.4 Economic theories 184
13.4.1 Entitlements 184
13.4.2 Marketfailure 185
13.5 Political economy explanations 186
13.5.1 Natural resources 187
13.5.2 Development 187
13.5.3 Government policy 188
13.5.4 War 189
13.5.5 International relations 189
13.6 Policy implications 190
13.7 Conclusion: determinants of vulnerability 191
Bibliography 193
Subject index 203
Name index 206
Figures
Figure 5.1 A graphical representation of Malthus s model 64
Figure 6.1 Illustration of endowment and entitlement 83
Figure 7.1 Demand failure and market failure 87
Figure 7.2 Market dependence and famine 89
Figure 8.1 Ecological degradation and famine 113
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