03724nam 22006735 450 991025532360332120251116144900.03-319-27306-X10.1007/978-3-319-27306-8(CKB)3710000000532715(EBL)4189352(SSID)ssj0001636542(PQKBManifestationID)16387712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001636542(PQKBWorkID)14950785(PQKB)11654713(DE-He213)978-3-319-27306-8(MiAaPQ)EBC4189352(EXLCZ)99371000000053271520151211d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContemporary famine analysis /by Olivier Rubin1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (105 p.)SpringerBriefs in Political Science,2191-5466Description based upon print version of record.3-319-27304-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Understanding Famine -- Chapter 3. Classical Famine Approaches -- Chapter 4. The Entitlement Approach -- Chapter 5. The Political System -- Chapter 6. The Political Accountability Approach.This Brief provides some answers as to why famines continue to torment humankind here in the 21st century despite all our progress in food production, logistics, information dissemination and relief work. Contemporary famines are inherently political, and so the interesting question is not how famines can be prevented, but why they are allowed to develop in the first place; only by understanding the latter, is there hope to eradicate major famines. The Brief assesses the various analytical approaches to the understanding of famine, from the classical approaches inspired by Thomas Malthus to the newer economic approaches based on Amartya Sen. While all approaches contribute with important insights on famine dynamics, they also struggle to capture the political dimension of contemporary famines. The Brief develops a political approach capable of addressing this important but messy political dimension of contemporary famines. The approach builds on principles of humanitarian accountability (the moral responsibility to alleviate suffering from famine) as well as political accountability (the interests and power relations involved in famine outcomes). .SpringerBriefs in Political Science,2191-5466Political scienceSocial structureEqualityDevelopment economicsPolitical Sciencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911000Social Structure, Social Inequalityhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22010Development Economicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W42000Political science.Social structure.Equality.Development economics.Political Science.Social Structure, Social Inequality.Development Economics.381.4564130095492Rubin Olivierauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut788525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910255323603321Contemporary famine analysis1757800UNINA