The benefits of famine
Subtitle: a political economy of famine and relief in southwestern Sudan, 1983-1989
By: David Keen ; [forward by Douglas H. Johnson].
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Series: Eastern African studies
Publisher: James Currey Publishers; Ohio University Press; Fountain Publisher
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; Athens; Kampala
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780821418222
Subjects: Famines -- Political aspects -- Sudan; Sudan -- Politics and government -- 1985-
Description: "Who benefits from famine? When is famine part of a national strategy? David Keen's pioneering study revealed how a network of government officials, merchants, transport owners, and militia members profited from the Sudan's famine of the late 1980s. The 1988 famine was a dress rehearsal for Darfur. A similar network of 'beneficiaries' operates in Darfur today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.