Democracy and famine / / Olivier Rubin
| Democracy and famine / / Olivier Rubin |
| Autore | Rubin Olivier |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | Routledge research in comparative politics |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - Political aspects
Famines - Prevention Democracy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-58995-8
9786613902405 0-203-83671-5 1-136-86542-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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, IndiaConclusion; 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 Conclusion9 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 democracyBibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465402803321 |
Rubin Olivier
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| Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Democracy and famine / / Olivier Rubin
| Democracy and famine / / Olivier Rubin |
| Autore | Rubin Olivier |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | Routledge research in comparative politics |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - Political aspects
Famines - Prevention Democracy |
| ISBN |
1-283-58995-8
9786613902405 0-203-83671-5 1-136-86542-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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, IndiaConclusion; 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 Conclusion9 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 democracyBibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791903603321 |
Rubin Olivier
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| Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Democracy and famine / / Olivier Rubin
| Democracy and famine / / Olivier Rubin |
| Autore | Rubin Olivier |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | Routledge research in comparative politics |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - Political aspects
Famines - Prevention Democracy |
| ISBN |
1-283-58995-8
9786613902405 0-203-83671-5 1-136-86542-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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, IndiaConclusion; 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 Conclusion9 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 democracyBibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958737603321 |
Rubin Olivier
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook for defining and setting up a Food Security Information and Early Warning System (FSIEWS)
| Handbook for defining and setting up a Food Security Information and Early Warning System (FSIEWS) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rome ; ; [Great Britain], : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | FAO agricultural policy and economic development series |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply
Famines - Prevention |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- PART ONE -- PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- Historic Background to Food Security Information Systems -- Advantages of the FSIEWS Approach -- Technical Aspects of the Methodology -- Definition of Food Security -- 2. THE CONCEPT OF FORECASTING AND STEERING -- 3. EXISTING FOOD SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEMS -- -- 3.1 Description of Existing Systems -- Institutions -- -- -- 3.1.2 Market Information System€(MIS) -- Tools -- Institutions -- -- -- 3.1.3 Monitoring Vulnerable Groups (MVG) -- Institutions -- 3.1.4 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (FNSS) -- 3.1.5 Other existing monitoring systems that may be used in food security -- 3.2 Constraints of the Systems -- 3.2.1 Poor organization -- 3.2.3 Functional constraints -- 3.3 Recent Changes in the Socio-Economic Context -- 4. CRISIS MANAGEMENT -- 5. THE FRAMEWORK OF A FSIEWS -- PART TWO -- STAGES IN DEFINING AND SETTING UP A FSIEWS -- CHAPTER I -- STAGE ONE: BASIC STUDY OF FOOD SECURITY -- 1. ESTABLISHING THE BASIC ENERGY REQUIREMENTS -- -- The Commodity Chain Approach -- Brief Outline of a Commodity Chain -- Limitations of the Commodity Chain Approach -- 6. SYNTHESIS OF THE BASIC STUDY -- CHAPTER II -- STAGE TWO: DETAILED ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION -- -- 5.1 Food Aid -- 5.1.2 Information on managing food-aid stocks -- 5.1.3 Information regarding the distribution of food aid and assistance -- 5.2 Population Movements -- CHAPTER III -- STAGE THREE: HOW TO IMPROVE EXISTING INFORMATION -- 1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MONITORING AND HARVEST FORECASTS -- -- 1.1 Data -- 1.2 Data Analysis -- 1.3 Constraints -- 1.4 Improving Existing Systems and Monitoring Production -- 1.4.1 At organizational level -- 1.4.2 At the technical level -- 1.4.3 Monitoring animal production and fishery products -- 2. MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS, STOCKS AND MARKETING42.
2.1 The Institutional Structure of an MIS -- 2.2 Data -- Monitoring markets -- The storage of products -- Imports and exports -- 2.3 Data Analysis and Dissemination of Information -- 2.4 Principal Constraints of an MIS -- 3. VULNERABLE GROUPS MONITORING SYSTEM -- -- 3.1 Defining Vulnerable Groups, or at Risk to Food Insecurity -- 3.2 Data -- 3.2.1 Monitoring poverty -- 3.2.2 Monitoring physical access to supplies -- 3.2.3 Monitoring coping strategies -- 3.3 Monitoring Vulnerability during Food Crises -- 4. FOOD AND NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM -- -- 4.1 The Institutional Framework and Setting Up an FNSS -- 4.2 Data -- 4.3 Data Processing -- 4.4 FNSS in Crisis Management -- 5. MONITORING DIRECT FOOD AID AND ASSISTANCE -- -- 5.1 Monitoring Aid -- 5.2 Setting Up a Monitoring System in Emergency Situations -- CHAPTER IV -- STAGE FOUR: SETTING UP THE FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM -- 1. SURVEY OF FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION USERS -- 2. SUGGESTED INDICATORS FOR THE DATABASES AND CONTROL PANEL -- 3. A PLAN FOR THE FLOW OF DATA AND ITS MANAGEMENT -- 4. PROPOSED INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MONITORING FOOD SECURITY AND MANAGING EMERGENCIES -- 5. VALIDATION OF INDICATORS AND THE TYPE AND FORMAT OF INFORMATION TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO USERS (ORGANIZING THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP) -- CHAPTER V -- STAGE FIVE: STEPS TO THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF A FSIEWS -- 3. ESTABLISHING AGREEMENT PROTOCOLS WITH INFORMATION PROVIDERS -- 4. GRADUAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE DATABASE AND CONTROL PANEL -- 5. MAPPING AND OTHER SOFTWARE -- 6. ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY COMMITTEE PERMANENT SECRETARIAT -- 7. BULLETINS, RADIO OR TELEVISION BROADCASTS, UPDATES, ETC. -- 8. REGULAR SUPERVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FSIEWS BY THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY COMMITTEE -- 9. ADAPTING THE FSIEWS TO SPECIFIC NATIONAL CONTEXTS (EXAMPLE OF MOZAMBIQUE). PART THREE -- SUSTAINABILITY: THE LONG-TERM VIEW -- 1. REGULAR UPDATING AND EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM -- 2. EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM -- 3. NATIONAL FSIEWS IN A REGIONAL (INTERSTATE) CONTEXT -- 4. DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES -- 5. THE ROLE OF THE FSIEWS IN THE FIVIMS INITIATIVE -- 6. INTERACTION WITH THE GIEWS. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956539903321 |
| Rome ; ; [Great Britain], : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hungerkrisen : genese und bewältigung von hunger in ausgewählten territorien Nordwestdeutschlands 1690-1750 / / Thore Lassen
| Hungerkrisen : genese und bewältigung von hunger in ausgewählten territorien Nordwestdeutschlands 1690-1750 / / Thore Lassen |
| Autore | Lassen Thore |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Göttingen, Germany : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (475 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Soggetto topico |
Famines - Germany - History - 17th century
Famines - Germany - History - 18th century Famines - Prevention Crisis management - Germany - History Crisis management - Europe - History Leadership - Europe - History |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160763003321 |
Lassen Thore
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| Göttingen, Germany : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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