The Politics of Hunger in India: A Study of Democracy, Governance and Kalahandi's Poverty / Edition 1

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Overview

Do people starve in democratic polities? It is often claimed that as government must respond to public needs during times of crisis, democracy has reduced famine in India since Independence. This book seeks to identify the processes which generate and perpetuate hunger in India, and what sort of intervention by public and private agencies are best suited to combat this problem. Bob Currie explains why problems of poverty and alleged starvation remain despite regular elections and intensive regional and national publicity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312229542
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/01/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Bob Currie is Lecturer in Development Politics at Huddersfield University, UK.

Table of Contents

Part I: Politics, Poverty and Hunger: Theoretical Considerations
• Poverty, Politics and the Political
• Political Culture and Political Process in Welfare Protection
• Part II: Politics, Poverty and Hunger in Nawapada and Kalahandi, Orissa Eastern India
• The Politics of Poverty, Commonality and Power in Nawapada and Kalahandi: A Historical Analysis
• Procedural Guidelines for Relief Administration in Orissa
• Translating Procedure into Practice: Policy Networks for Relief and Development
• Public Action and its Limits: Authority's Response to Critical Questioning
• Hunger, Poverty and the Political in Nawapada and Kalahandi: Concluding Statements