Famine & Foreigners

Zusatztext Judicious analysis and a strong narrative. A must for all those who think there is a simple answer to the famine. Informationen zum Autor Peter Gill has specialised in developing world affairs for most of his career, an interest that began as a VSO teacher in Sudan and his first visit to Ethiopia in the 1960s. In the 1970s he was South Asia and Middle East Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. For TV Eye and This Week, he made films in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation, in Gaza and Lebanon, in South Africa under apartheid and in Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia during the famine years. He made Mr Famine for ITV about corruption at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation and Clare's New World about Clare Short, DFID and its first White Paper Eliminating World Poverty. From 1999- 03, he headed the India office of the BBC World Service Trust. His first project partnered Indian broadcasters in leprosy campaigning that brought 200,000 patients forward for cure, this led to a £5 million project on HIV/Aids awareness. He has is author of Drops in the Ocean, A Year in the Death of Africa and Body Count. Klappentext This book tells the story of Ethiopia, the place, the people, and the westerners that tried to help. The first journalist to reach the centre of the famine in 1984, Peter Gill draws on interviews with villagers, politicians, aid workers, and economists and asks whether any of the rich world's big promises on aid and Africa are being fulfilled. Zusammenfassung This book tells the story of Ethiopia, the place, the people, and the westerners that tried to help. The first journalist to reach the centre of the famine in 1984, Peter Gill draws on interviews with villagers, politicians, aid workers, and economists and asks whether any of the rich world's big promises on aid and Africa are being fulfilled. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: For Richer, for Poorer Part I: THEN 1: Return to Korem 2: The Famine Trail 3: Hunger as a Weapon 4: Rebels with a Cause Part II: TRANSITIONS 5: Economic Warfare 6: How to Prevent a Famine 7: Population Matters Part III: NOW 8: 2005 and All That 9: Down with Democracy? 10: Free Association 11: Pastoral Affairs Part IV: PROSPECTS 12: Spoiling the Party 13: Enter the Dragon 14: Us and Them ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Gill
• Editore: Oxford University Press Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.07.2010
• EAN: 9780199569847
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956984-7
• Dimensioni: 143 mm x 223 mm x 28 mm
• Serie: Print on Demand
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Afrikanische Geschichte, Entwicklungsländer, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, HISTORY / Africa / General, Business / Economics / Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Political Economy, Aid & relief programmes, Development economics & emerging economies, Ethiopia, Development economics and emerging economies, Aid and relief programmes