POVERTY & FAMINES

“[The] best book on famine available–important theoretical perspective, good case-study material. “–Barbara D. Miller, Cornell University “Embodies the best tradition of social science. Empirical and rational, yet neither virtue is pushed to the point where human beings are forgotten.”–The Economist “A truly seminal book.[Has] helped to shift the attention of policy-makers and international organizations away from excessive concentration on food production to broader issues of ‘food security.'”–International Affairs