Famine Studies (Hunger)

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Famine and Malnutrition Famine and Malnutrition: From EuropaWorld; a set of articles on the economics of farming and famine, food production, and how allocations of resources affects the poor. (Famine Studies) http://www.europaworld.org/Famine.htm What Is Food Security and Famine and Hunger? What Is Food Security and Famine and Hunger?: Discusses the distinctions between these three terms, and explains why it is necessary to understand these distinctions. (Famine Studies) http://www.bradford.ac.uk/research/ijas/ijasno2/ayalew.html The Great Famine and the Black Death The Great Famine and the Black Death: Lectures on the famine of 1315-1317 and the Black Death, by Lynn Harry Nelson, The University of Kansas. (Famine Studies) http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/black_death.html Comida: An Experience in Famine Comida: An Experience in Famine: Essay by Frank Norris, published 1899 about famine in Cuba. (Famine Studies) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/NorComi.html Hunger and Famine Hunger and Famine: An Africana.com article: gives an account of why hunger and famine occur in parts of Africa, including social, political and economic reasons. (Famine Studies) http://www.africana.com/research/encarta/tt_486.asp What is Famine What is Famine: Account of what famine is, and a brief discussion of the reasons for it. (Famine Studies) http://www.ucc.ie/famine/About/abfamine.htm Food Outlook Food Outlook: Publication offers a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of basic food commodities. Articles available in PDF format. (Famine Studies) http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/GIEWS/ENGLISH/fo/fotoc.htm Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger: Offers lessons developed as a starting point for teachers to introduce the topic of world hunger to their students. (Famine Studies) http://www.feedingminds.org/ Opinion: Devinder Sharma - Famine as commerce Opinion: Devinder Sharma - Famine as commerce: Describes and denounces attempts by richer and food exporting nations to use famines in other countries as a political weapon, and to bolster their own agricultural industries. (Famine Studies) http://www.indiatogether.org/agriculture/opinions/dsharma/faminecommerce.htm Mass Starvations and the Limitations of Famine Theorising Mass Starvations and the Limitations of Famine Theorising: Argues that famine is sometimes the result of deliberate policy by those in power. Article by Jenny Edkins. (PDF document) (Famine Studies) http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/pvty/Famine/Edkins.pdf What does the Nobel Prize mean? What does the Nobel Prize mean?: Article, links and references arguing that Amartya Sen is mistaken in his analysis of the causes of famine. (Famine Studies) http://www.prima.net/bowbrick/Famine.html FEWS Net FEWS Net: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages. (Famine Studies) http://www.fews.net/ Millennium Special: One hundred years of famine Millennium Special: One hundred years of famine: Brief accounts of some of the principal famine events of the 20th century. (Famine Studies) http://www.ennonline.net/fex/08/ms20.html Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format. (Famine Studies) http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/GIEWS/ENGLISH/EAF/eaftoc.htm