Democracy and famine/ Olivier Rubin

By: Rubin, OlivierMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2011Description: 204pISBN: 9780415598224Subject(s): Famines -- Prevention | Democracy -- Developing countries | Nutrition policy -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 363.8
Contents:
Cover; Democracy and Famine; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Structure of book; 2 Presentation of Sen's theory of democracy and famine; Outlining Sen's theory of democracy and famine; Earlier critiques of Sen's democracy theory; The three different democracy propositions; 3 Conceptualization and operationalization of democracy; Conceptualizing democracy; The question of governance; Conclusion; Operationalization of democracy; Conclusion; 4 Discussion of Sen's understanding of democracy; Inferring from Sen's writings. Inferring from Sen's empirical example, India Conclusion; 5 Famines in Bangladesh, Sudan and India; The concept of famine and case-study design; The 1974 Bangladesh famine; The Sudanese famine of 1986-89; Indian famines since independence; Conclusion; 6 The Malawi famine of 2002; The Malawian democracy; The Malawian famine; Tracing system deficiencies; Conclusion; 7 The Niger famine of 2005; Democracy in Niger; The Niger famine; Tracing system deficiencies; Conclusion; 8 Democracy and famine: Quantitative evidence; Existing cross-country empirical evidence; Cross-country empirical evidence. Conclusion 9 Multiple starvation deaths in India; Starvation deaths in West Bengal; The political triggers; Legal assembly dynamics; The politicized panchayats; Distrust and stigmatization; The village-specific factors; Conclusion; 10 Discussion of other macro-level causal approaches; De Waal's anti-famine contract; Dan Banik's freedom; Neumayer and Plümper's electorate size; 11 Counter-productive democratic mechanisms; The validity of the three propositions; The limitations of the focus on democracy and politicization; Conclusion; 12 Conclusion; The three propositions --results. Moving beyond the focus on democracy Bibliography; Index.
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Cover;
Democracy and Famine;
Copyright;
Contents;
Illustrations;
Acknowledgements;
Abbreviations;

1 Introduction;
Structure of book;

2 Presentation of Sen's theory of democracy and famine;
Outlining Sen's theory of democracy and famine;
Earlier critiques of Sen's democracy theory;
The three different democracy propositions;

3 Conceptualization and operationalization of democracy;
Conceptualizing democracy; The question of governance;
Conclusion;
Operationalization of democracy;
Conclusion;

4 Discussion of Sen's understanding of democracy;
Inferring from Sen's writings.
Inferring from Sen's empirical example, India
Conclusion;

5 Famines in Bangladesh, Sudan and India;
The concept of famine and case-study design;
The 1974 Bangladesh famine;
The Sudanese famine of 1986-89;
Indian famines since independence;
Conclusion;

6 The Malawi famine of 2002;
The Malawian democracy;
The Malawian famine;
Tracing system deficiencies;
Conclusion;

7 The Niger famine of 2005;
Democracy in Niger;
The Niger famine;
Tracing system deficiencies;
Conclusion;

8 Democracy and famine: Quantitative evidence;
Existing cross-country empirical evidence;
Cross-country empirical evidence.
Conclusion

9 Multiple starvation deaths in India;
Starvation deaths in West Bengal;
The political triggers;
Legal assembly dynamics;
The politicized panchayats;
Distrust and stigmatization;
The village-specific factors;
Conclusion;

10 Discussion of other macro-level causal approaches;
De Waal's anti-famine contract;
Dan Banik's freedom;
Neumayer and Plümper's electorate size;

11 Counter-productive democratic mechanisms;
The validity of the three propositions;
The limitations of the focus on democracy and politicization;
Conclusion;

12 Conclusion;
The three propositions --results.
Moving beyond the focus on democracy

Bibliography;
Index.

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