The benefits of famine : a political economy of famine and relief in southwestern Sudan, 1983-1989
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The benefits of famine : a political economy of famine and relief in southwestern Sudan, 1983-1989
（Eastern African studies）
James Currey , Ohio University Press , Fountain, 2008
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Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1994
Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-277) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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The conflict in Darfur had a precursor in Sudan's famines of the 1980s and 1990s. David Keen's The Benefits of Famine presents a new and chilling interpretation of the causes of war-induced famine. Now in paperback for the first time with a new and updated introduction by the author, The Benefits of Famine gives depth to an understanding of the evolution of the Darfur crisis.
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: James Currey : pbk ISBN 9781847013149
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First paperback edition with a new and updated author's introduction, and a Foreword by Douglas H. Johnson..
The conflict in Darfur had a precursor in Sudan's famines of the 1980s and 1990s. David Keen's The Benefits of Famine presented a new and startling interpretation of the causes of war-induced famine. The book is now in paperback for the first time with a new and updated introduction by the author. The Benefits of Famine gives depth to understanding the Darfur crisis.
DAVID KEEN is Professor of Complex Emergencies at the DevelopmentStudies Institute, London School of Economics
North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers
Table of Contents
Foreword by Douglas H. Johnson
Introduction to the paperback edition
Overview
Famine & exploitation in historical perspective
Victims & beneficiaries: a case study of famine as a combination of exploitative processes
The inadequacy of relief: a 'policy success' for powerful groups in Sudan
The inadequacy of relief: the role of international donors
Discussions & conclusions
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