| Description |
xiv, 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Kumarian Press library of management for development |
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Kumarian Press library of management for development.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Jean Mayer -- Pt. I. A Perspective on Famine. 1. Understanding Famine / John Osgood Field -- Pt. II. National and International Responses to Famine. 2. Drought and Famine in Africa, 1981-86: A Comparison of Impacts and Responses in Six Countries / Leonard Berry and Thomas E. Downing. 3. Drought and Famine in the Pastoral Zone of the Sahel: The 1984 Drought in Niger / J. Dirck Stryker. 4. Responses to Famine: Why They Are Allowed to Happen / Peter Cutler. 5. "Some Tragic Errors": American Policy and the Ethiopian Famine, 1981-85 / Jack Shepherd -- Pt. III. Famine Relief and Development. 6. Reducing Vulnerability to Drought and Famine: Developmental Approaches to Relief / Mary B. Anderson and Peter J. Woodrow. 7. Coping with Crisis: Oxfam America's Disaster Responses / Joel R. Charny. 8. Building Capacity in the Countryside: The Role of Sahelian Voluntary Development Organizations / Hussein M. Adam -- Pt. IV. Improving Famine Detection and Response |
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9. Information for Food: Community Famine Surveillance in Sudan / William I. Torry. 10. Using Market Prices as a Guide to Predict, Prevent, or Mitigate Famine in Pastoral Economies: A Case Study from Sudan, 1989-90 / Paul Ulrich. 11. Beyond Relief: Toward Improved Management of Famine / John Osgood Field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Famines -- Africa.
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Food relief -- Africa.
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Famines.
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Food relief.
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| Author |
Field, John Osgood, 1940-
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| LC no. |
93000975 |
| ISBN |
1565490185 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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1565490193 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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