The benefits of famine : a political economy of famine and relief in southwestern Sudan, 1983-1989 /
Keen, David,1958-
Oxford : James Currey Publishers ; Athens : Ohio University Press ; Kampala : Fountain Publisher,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview. Conception of famine : its nature and causes -- "Policy failure" : what does it mean? -- The uses of famine : an analytic framework -- Famine and exploitation in historical perspective. From the mid-1820s to the mid-1920s : the political and economic roots of directly human-made famine -- From the early 1920s to the late 1950s : the construction of protection against famine -- From the late 1950s to the late 1980s : the breakdown of protection against famine -- Victims and beneficiaries : a case study of famine as a combination of exploitative processes. Decline in assets and production -- Failure of market strategies -- Failure of nonmarket strategies -- The inadequacy of relief : a "policy success" for powerful groups in Sudan? The inadequacy of relief -- Causes and functions of inadequate relief -- The inadequacy of relief : the role of international donors. The strategic context -- Donors' unwillingness to move beyond government definitions of the relief problem -- Donors' lack of attention to implementation of relief programs, once initiated -- Donors' unwillingness to address the conflict underpinning the famine -- Broader agendas and more effective relief in 1989 -- Obstruction of relief after mid-1989 -- Discussion and conclusions. Reflections of the famine -- The disintegration of Sudan? -- Benefits of famine : beyond the case study -- Policy implications.
Famines
Benefits of famine.