Title Poverty, hunger and democracy in Africa ; Potential and limitations of democracy in cementing multi-ethnic societies / David Bigman

Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (320 pages) : 60 illustrations Summary The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s. These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political problems that divided the continent. After a decade of promising growth, the series of economic global crises since 2007 threaten to reverse the progress achieved in Africa during its recovery. The food crisis has raised concerns about the capacity of Africa to feed its people and escape the cycle of poverty. Hunger and Democracy examines the plight of Sub-Sahara Africa and looks to find a collaborative strategy to overcome the looming crisis. Professor Bigman's study makes a fascinating contribution to help us understand the obstacles, challenges and possible solutions to the eradication of poverty and hunger in Africa. The volume develops a comprehensive agenda to travel the long road towards institutional and policy reforms that will bring Africa closer to meeting the Millennium Development Goals. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in African studies and development economics Notes Electronic book text Introduction PART I: WHO IS IN CHARGE? THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND OF THE STATE PART II: OBSTACLES TO GROWTH: GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Introduction Landlocked countries Inland Obstacles: Access and Infrastructure The Threat of Global Warming The Demographic Changes The Resource Curse The Haunting Malthusian Predicament o Limits to Growth o The Environmental Threat o How to Achieve Sustained and Fair Limits to Growth o The New Phase of the Malthusian Predicament o Will SSA Be Able to Feed its Growing Population? o Malthus Outlook Further Into the Future PART III: POLITICAL REFORMS TO BUILD THE AFRICAN ECONOMY PART IV: WHY HAVE THE ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BYPASSED SSA? Introduction The Reforms to Increase Agricultural Productivity The First Great Leap Forward: The Green Revolution The Second Great Leap Forward: The Gene Revolution The Driving Force of Agricultural Productivity: Agricultural R & D PART V: THE FOOD CRISIS Introduction and Overview The Causes of the Escalating Food Prices The Impact of the Structural Factors on the Rise in Food Prices Is This Sufficient to Explain the Excessive Overshooting Grain Prices? Other Factors That Exacerbated the Food Crisis The Consequences of the Food Crisis: The Threat to 'Glocal' Stability PART VI: THE LONGER TERM REFORMS TO COMBAT HUNGER IN AFRICA Introduction The Role of the Public Sector The Main Reforms / Production Barriers to Industrialization / Barriers on Agricultural Reforms / Barriers on Diversifying Agricultural Incomes The Sagging Rural Economy The Common Principles of the Alternative Reform Programs The New Partnership for Africa's Development: The Reform Program of the African Union DAVID BIGMAN is Professor and Honorary Chair in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Wageningen University, and Visiting Professor at Stanford University and Woosong University, Korea. In 1977 he received a Ph. D. in Economics at Johns Hopkins University. He was formerly Senior Lecturer and Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Senior Economist at the IMF, the World Bank and the CGIAR. He has published 10 books, 75 papers in refereed journals and books and 80 research papers Subject Food supply -- Government policy -- Africa Democracy -- Africa Agriculture and state -- Africa Poverty -- Africa Poverty -- Health aspects -- Africa Development economics -- Africa. Political structures: democracy -- Africa. Poverty & unemployment -- Africa. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. Economics. Agriculture and state Democracy Economic history Economic policy Food supply -- Government policy Poverty Poverty -- Health aspects Social conditions SUBJECT Africa -- Economic policy Africa -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001548 Africa -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001574 Subject Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230248489 0230248489 9781349301881 1349301884

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