Famine in Africa
Subtitle: Causes, Responses, and Prevention (International Food Policy Research Institute)
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute
Published: December 7, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780801861215
Subjects: Central government policies; Famine; Government policy; Contemporary Economic Situations And Conditions; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; Food supply; Business/Economics; Africa; Economic Conditions; Africa - General; International - General; International Relations - General; Business & Economics / Economic Development; Prevention; Case studies; Famines
First sentence: A famine is a catastrophic disruption of the social, economic, and institutional systems that provide for food production, distribution, and consumption.