TY  - BOOK
AU  - Currie,Bob
TI  - The politics of hunger in India: a study of democracy, governance, and Kalahandi's poverty 
SN  - 0312229542 :
AV  - HC440.P6 C87 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - Poverty
KW  - India
KW  - Kalahandi (District)
KW  - Hunger
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Kalahandi (India : District)
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Do people starve in democratic politics? It is often claimed that since government must respond to public needs during times of crisis, democracy has reduced famine in India since independence. This book seeks to identify the processes which generate and perpetuate hunger in India, and what sort of interventions by public and private agencies are best suited to combat this problem. Drawing on fieldwork in the much publicized Kalahandi district, Bob Currie explains why problems of poverty and alleged starvation remain despite regular elections and extensive regional and national publicity
ER  -