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The end of famine? Prospects for the elimination of mass starvation by political action
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“Distributional policies, accountable decision makers, and a free press ensure that starvation in democracies does not evolve into famine (59,60).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- de Waal, A.
- Corresponding author
- de Waal, Alex
- ORCID
- de Waal, Alex
- Venue
- Political Geography
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-01
- Volume
- 62
- Pages
- 184-195
- ISSN
- 0962-6298 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2757446194
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 7.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Political Geography (publishedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Keywords
- famine, food crisis, excess mortality, military tactics, colonialism, World Wars, totalitarianism, humanitarian crisis, history of famine
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