Starvation and India's Democracy: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Autor Dan Baniken Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 mar 2007
- the interaction between specific institutions in India and their accountability to the public
- the role of the media in highlighting problems of extreme poverty and destitution and the effectiveness of political and administrative responses to such reports
- the extent to which tribal groups are vulnerable to starvation and famine, and an analysis of whether starvation deaths in drought-prone Kalahandi district in Orissa are unique in India
- the impact of two major nutrition programmes, the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), in reducing the incidence, duration and impact of starvation deaths.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415407298
ISBN-10: 041540729X
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 4 b/w images, 24 tables, 3 halftones and 1 line drawing
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 041540729X
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 4 b/w images, 24 tables, 3 halftones and 1 line drawing
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
1. Introduction 2. Democracy and Starvation 3. Kalahandi’s Poverty 4. Drought and State Action 5. Legal Interventions and Administrative Response to Starvation 6. The Vocal Press 7. The Politics of Starvation and Calamity Relief 8. Parliamentary Activism 9. Purulia’s Achievement 10. Conclusion
Notă biografică
Dan Banik is Associate Professor at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, where he teaches graduate courses on poverty and development. His research interests include human rights, extreme poverty, democracy, corruption, development ethics and the implementation of public policy in developing countries.
Descriere
Building on Amartya Sen’s famous claim that no famine has ever occurred in a democratic country, this volume examines the relationship between democracy, public action and famine prevention in India.