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Poverty, hunger and democracythe struggleof the African people against poverty and hunger and for true democracy /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Poverty, hunger and democracyDavid Bigman.
Reminder of title:	the struggleof the African people against poverty and hunger and for true democracy /
Author:	Bigman, David.
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2010.
Description:	p.
Subject:	Food supplyAfrica.
Online resource:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230248489

Poverty, hunger and democracythe struggleof the African people against poverty and hunger and for true democracy /
Bigman, David.

Poverty, hunger and democracythe struggleof the African people against poverty and hunger and for true democracy /[electronic resource] :David Bigman. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2010. - p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: WHO IS IN CHARGE? THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND OF THE STATE -- PART II: OBSTACLES TO GROWTH: GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- PART III: POLITICAL REFORMS TO BUILD THE AFRICAN ECONOMY -- PART IV: WHY HAVE THE ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BYPASSED SSA?-- PART V: THE FOOD CRISIS -- PART VI: THE LONGER TERM REFORMS TO COMBAT HUNGER IN AFRICA.

After a decade of promising growth, the series of economic global crises since 2007 threaten to reverse the progress achieved in Africa during its recovery. The food crisis has raised concerns about the capacity of Africa to feed its people and escape the cycle of poverty. Hunger and Democracy examines the plight of Sub-Sahara Africa and looks to find a collaborative strategy to overcome the looming crisis. Professor Bigman's study makes a fascinating contribution to help us understand theobstacles, challenges and possible solutions to the eradication of poverty and hunger in Africa. The volume develops a comprehensive agenda to travel the long road towards institutional and policy reforms that will bring Africa closer to meeting the Millennium Development Goals. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in African studies and development economics.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230248489Subjects--Topical Terms:

478193
Food supply
--Africa.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD9017.A2 / B54 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 363.8096

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