Rubin, Olivier. <br/><br/>
Democracy and famine / 
Olivier Rubin. 
 - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;  New York :  Routledge,  2011. 
 - xiv, 204 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge research in comparative politics ;  37 .
 - Routledge research in comparative politics ;  37. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-195) and index. 
<br/><br/>Presentation of Sen's theory of democracy and famine -- Conceptualization and operationalization of democracy -- Discussion of Sen's understanding of democracy -- Famines in Bangladesh, Sudan and India -- Malawi famine of 2002 -- The Niger famine of 2005 -- Democracy and famine : quantitative evidence -- Multiple starvation deaths in India -- Discussion of other macro-level causal approaches -- Counter-productive democratic mechanisms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415598224 0415598222 9780203836712 (ebook) 0203836715 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010022487 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food supply--Political aspects.<br/>Famines--Prevention.<br/>Famines--Prevention--Case studies.<br/>Democracy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9000.6  / .R83 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.8  / RUB 2011