Preventing Famine: Policies and prospects for Africa [Paperback]

Some urgent new thinking is needed if any lessons are to be learnt from the recent disasters. This book brings together the experience of a number of writers who have worked on, or studied, poverty alleviation programmes in Asia and Africa.Some urgent new thinking is needed if any lessons are to be learnt from the recent disasters. This book brings together the experience of a number of writers who have worked on, or studied, poverty alleviation programmes in Asia and Africa.PART I: BACKGROUND AND CASE STUDIES 1 Introduction 2 Famine and the National and International Economy 3 Case Studies of Famine: Sudan 4 Case Studies of Famine: Ethiopia 5 Case Studies of Famine Prevention: Botswana, Bangladesh PART II: POLICY ISSUES IN FAMINE PREVENTION 6 Emergency Measures for Food Security: How Relevant to Africa is the South Asian Model? 7 Livestock policy in the Sahel: Why it Must Become More Drought Orientated 8 Agricultural Technology 9 Famine and the Control of Assets 10 The Roles of Government, Aid Agencies, and Local NGOs in Famine PreventionDonald Curtis Jr., Andrew Shepherd (FAO, Italy University of Cambridge, Loughborough University) Michael Hubbard, Clay Edward (Edited by)USWith contributions from Edward Clay, Hugh and Catherine Goyder, Barbara Harriss, Richard Morgan, and Camilla Toulmin ~ ~~o~;~;n~~;up LONDON AND NEW YORK First published in 1988 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Transferred to Digital Printing 2003 Published in the USA by Routledge in association with Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Inc. 29 West 35th Street, New York NY 10001 This collection ? 1988 Routledge; Individual contributions ? 1988 the respective authors