1st Edition

The New Famines Why Famines Persist in an Era of Globalization

By Stephen Devereux Copyright 2007
392 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

400 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

400 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The recent occurrences of famine in Ethiopia and Southern Africa have propelled this key issue back into the public arena for the first time since 1984, as once again it becomes a priority -  not only for lesser developed countries but also for the international community. Exploring the paradox that is the persistence of famine in the contemporary world, this book looks at the way the... Read more

Introduction: The New Famines

Stephen Devereux and Paul Howe

Does Democracy End Famine?

Alex de Waal

Sen’s Entitlement Approach

Stephen Devereux

The Sudan famine of 1998

Luka Biong Deng

Pre-Modern, Modern and Postmodern Famine in Iraq

Haris Gazdar

Famine in North Korea

Marcus Noland

The Political Economy of an Urban Famine: Antananarivo 1985-1986

Michel Garenne

"New Variant Famines" in Africa

Alex de Waal

Analyzing Famine in an Era of Globalization

Paul Howe

Why do Famines Persist in the Horn of Africa?

Sue Lautze & Dan Maxwell

The Malawi Famine of 2002

Stephen Devereux

Why are there no longer "War Famines" in Contemporary Europe?

Fiona Watson

Is Democracy the Answer?

Dan Banik

Can Agricultural Biotechnology be Pro-Poor

Ian Scoones

Famines as Mass Starvations

Jenny Edkins

Intensity and Magnitude Scales for Famines

Paul Howe & Stephen Devereux

Biography

Stephen Devereux is a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies.