The Political Economy of an Urban Famine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470643 |
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| Authors | Michel Garenne (0000-0001-6073-7803, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 55-62 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2002.tb00044.x |
| OpenAlex | W2084559794 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The aim of this article is to describe the political economy of an urban famine that occurred in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, in 1985-6. This famine is atypical in many respects, since it was an urban famine occurring in peacetime, 1 and it remained hidden for a long time. It was discovered by analysing the demographic data of deaths registered in the city This analysis focuses on the economic and political mechanisms underlying the crisis
Commons · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Famine · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Urbanization · Political Economy and Marxism
| Highly cited | No |
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