Research Catalog

Title

Famine, conflict and response : a basic guide / Frederick C. Cuny ; with Richard B. Hill.

Author

Cuny, Frederick C.

Publication

West Harford, Conn. : Kumarian Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors

Hill, Richard B.

Description

xiv, 175 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

• Fred Cuny's ideas are well ahead of his time and they are brought to life in this innovative and instructive guide.
• This book acts as a practical guide seeking to find immediate and lasting solutions for famine through effective identification of the underlying causes of famine. Focusing primarily on response to famines and natural disasters, Cuny takes an economic approach that is still innovative and challenging. His focus on counter-famine measures revolves around people's livelihoods, not just their survival, giving more permanent solution to world hunger.

Subject

• Famines
• Food Services
• Food relief
• Starvation
• War relief
• Warfare

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Famine and Its Causes -- 2. Consequences of Famine -- 3. Geography of Famine -- 4. Societal Responses to Famine -- 5. Early-warning and Monitoring Systems -- 6. Approaches to Famine Relief -- 7. Counterfamine Operations: Preemptive and Containment Strategies -- 8. Income-generating Projects -- 9. Emergency Response -- 10. Food-relief Programs -- 11. Famine Logistics -- 12. Assessment and Monitoring -- 13. Operational Issues -- 14. Famine Operations During Conflicts.

ISBN

1565490908 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

98049090

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries