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• catalog abstract ""Famine is preventable. The persistence of famine reflects political failings by African governments, western donors and international relief agencies." "Can Africa avoid famine? When freedom from famine is a basic right or a political imperative, famine is prevented. Case studies from Ethiopia to Botswana demonstrate African successes - but they are often not acknowledged or repeated." "Who is responsible for the failures? African generals and politicians are the prime culprits for creating famines in Sudan, Somalia and Zaire, but western donors abet their authoritarianism, partly through imposing structural adjustment programmes." "What is the role of International relief agencies? Despite prodigious expenditure and high public profile, relief agencies often do more harm than good. From Biafra to Rwanda, relief has helped to fuel war and undermine democratic accountability. As the influence and resources of UN agencies and NGOs have grown, the chances for effective local solutions have diminished." "What is the way forward? Humanitarian intervention and other high-profile relief operations have failed. Progress lies in bringing the fight against famine into democratic politics, and calling to account those guilty of creating famine."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b10513929.
• catalog coverage "Africa Politics and government.".
• catalog coverage "Africa Social policy.".
• catalog created "1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
• catalog description ""Famine is preventable. The persistence of famine reflects political failings by African governments, western donors and international relief agencies." "Can Africa avoid famine? When freedom from famine is a basic right or a political imperative, famine is prevented. Case studies from Ethiopia to Botswana demonstrate African successes - but they are often not acknowledged or repeated." "Who is responsible for the failures? African generals and politicians are the prime culprits for creating famines in Sudan, Somalia and Zaire, but western donors abet their authoritarianism, partly through imposing structural adjustment programmes." "What is the role of International relief agencies? Despite prodigious expenditure and high public profile, relief agencies often do more harm than good. From Biafra to Rwanda, relief has helped to fuel war and undermine democratic accountability. As the influence and resources of UN agencies and NGOs have grown, the chances for effective local solutions have diminished." "What is the way forward? Humanitarian intervention and other high-profile relief operations have failed. Progress lies in bringing the fight against famine into democratic politics, and calling to account those guilty of creating famine."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-232) and index.".
• catalog description "Rights & entitlements: the conquest of famine in South Asia -- Africa 1900-85 : a fragile obligation to famine relief -- Retreat from accountability I : neo-liberalism & adjustment -- Retreat from accountability II : the humanitarian international -- Sudan 1972-93 : privatizing famine -- Northern Ethiopia : revolution, war-famine & two models of relief -- The end of the Cold War : a new humanitarian dispensation -- Somalia 1991-92 : famine & relief after the demise of the state -- Humanitarian impunity : Somalia 1993 & Rwanda 1994 -- Eastern Zaire 1996 : the fundraisers' catastrophe -- Political contracts & humanitarian dilemmas.".
• catalog extent "xviii, 238 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0253211581 (Indiana Univ. Press : paper)".
• catalog identifier "0253333679 (Indiana Univ. Press : cloth)".
• catalog identifier "0852558104 (James Currey : paper)".
• catalog identifier "0852558112 (James Currey : cloth)".
• catalog isPartOf "African issues".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London : African Rights & the International African Institute ; Oxford : in association with James Currey ; Bloomington : & Indiana University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Africa Politics and government.".
• catalog spatial "Africa Social policy.".
• catalog spatial "Africa.".
• catalog subject "363.8/83/096 21".
• catalog subject "Food relief Government policy Africa.".
• catalog subject "HV696.F6 D4 1997".
• catalog subject "Humanitarian assistance Government policy Africa.".
• catalog subject "Starvation Moral and ethical aspects Africa.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Rights & entitlements: the conquest of famine in South Asia -- Africa 1900-85 : a fragile obligation to famine relief -- Retreat from accountability I : neo-liberalism & adjustment -- Retreat from accountability II : the humanitarian international -- Sudan 1972-93 : privatizing famine -- Northern Ethiopia : revolution, war-famine & two models of relief -- The end of the Cold War : a new humanitarian dispensation -- Somalia 1991-92 : famine & relief after the demise of the state -- Humanitarian impunity : Somalia 1993 & Rwanda 1994 -- Eastern Zaire 1996 : the fundraisers' catastrophe -- Political contracts & humanitarian dilemmas.".
• catalog title "Famine crimes : politics & the disaster relief industry in Africa / Alex De Waal.".
• catalog type "text".