Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa
"A powerful critique of the international humanitarian agencies dominating famine relief in Africa." —Foreign Affairs\ "This is unquestionably an important book by a writer whose accomplishments as a researcher, critic and activist on famine and on human rights in Africa are widely respect." —International Affairs\ "... de Waal pleads for readers... to probe for a deeper understanding of the ‘political roots of famine’... " —WorldView\ "... a well-documented critique that should give pause...
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"A powerful critique of the international humanitarian agencies dominating famine relief in Africa." — Foreign Affairs"This is unquestionably an important book by a writer whose accomplishments as a researcher, critic and activist on famine and on human rights in Africa are widely respect." — International Affairs"... de Waal pleads for readers... to probe for a deeper understanding of the 'political roots of famine'... " — WorldView"... a well-documented critique that should give pause for serious reflection and serve to instruct both the initiate and the master of famine theory... " — Sociocultural AnthropologyFamine Crimes is a factually rich, powerfully intelligent, morally important analysis of the persistence of famine in Africa. Alex de Waal lays the blame for Africa's problems with starvation on the political failings of African governments, western donors, and the misguided policies of international relief agencies.
Photographs & MapsGlossary & AcronymsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction11Rights & Entitlements: The Conquest of Famine in South Asia72Africa 1900-85: A Fragile Obligation to Famine Relief263Retreat from Accountability I: Neo-Liberalism & Adjustment494Retreat from Accountability II: The Humanitarian International655Sudan 1972-93: Privatizing Famine866Northern Ethiopia: Revolution, War-Famine & Two Models of Relief1067The End of the Cold War: A New Humanitarian Dispensation1338Somalia 1991-92: Famine & Relief after the Demise of the State1599Humanitarian Impunity: Somalia 1993 & Rwanda 199417910Eastern Zaire 1996: The Fundraisers' Catastrophe20411Political Contracts & Humanitarian Dilemmas213Bibliography222Index233
