Poverty, hunger, and democracy in africa : potential and limitations of democracy in ... cementing multiethnic societies

The Book Evaluates Alternative Policy Options For The African Countries To Overcome The Food Crisis And The Changing Structure Of World Trade To Sustain Their Impressive Growth Of The Early 2000s. These Policies Must Go Beyond Economic Reforms And Seek A Solution To The Entrenched Political Problems That Divided The Continent--provided By Publisher. Pt. 1. Introduction And Background ; The Black Man's Burden -- Pt. 2, Coping With Escalating Food Insecurity: The Threat Of Climatic Changes ; Can Africa Feed Its People? ; Is Africa Doomed To Permanent Food Crises? -- Pt. 3, Africa's Poverty Traps And Obstacles To Growth: The Geographical Map And Man-made Obstacles ; The Deomgraphic And Social Changes And The Urbanization Of Poverty -- Pt. 4, Civil Conflicts, Wars And Democracy : Will Democracy Inflame Or Help To Settle Civil Conflicts?: The Roots And Long-term Effects Of Africa's Wars And Civil Conflicts ; The Impact Of Wars And Civil Conflicts On Africa's Growth And Poverty ; Will Democracy Settle Or Intensify Civil Conflicts? -- Pt. 5, The Fourth Wave Of Democratization : Will Democracy Cement The African Multiethnic Nation State?: The Transition Of The African Countries To Democracy ; Can Democracy Help The African States To Cement Their Multiethnic Societies? David Bigman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [310]-313) And Index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction PART I: WHO IS IN CHARGE? THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND OF THE STATE PART II: OBSTACLES TO GROWTH: GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENTIntroductionLandlocked countriesInland Obstacles: Access and Infrastructure The Threat of Global Warming The Demographic ChangesThe Resource Curse The Haunting Malthusian Predicamento Limits to growtho The environmental threato How to achieve sustained and fair limits to growtho The new phase of the Malthusian predicamento Will SSA be able to feed its growing population?o Malthus outlook further into the future PART III: POLITICAL REFORMS TO BUILD THE AFRICAN ECONOMY PART IV: WHY HAVE THE ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BYPASSED SSA?IntroductionThe reforms to increase agricultural productivityThe first great leap forward: the Green RevolutionThe second great leap forward: the Gene RevolutionThe driving force of agricultural productivity: Agricultural R&DPART V: THE FOOD CRISIS Introduction and OverviewThe causes of the escalating food pricesThe impact of the structural factors on the rise in food prices Is this sufficient to explain the excessive overshooting grain prices?Other factors that exacerbated the food crisis The consequences of the food crisis: The threat to Glocal stabilityPART VI: THE LONGER TERM REFORMS TO COMBAT HUNGER IN AFRICAIntroductionThe role of the public sectorThe main reformsProduction barriers to industrializationBarriers on agricultural reformsBarriers on diversifying agricultural incomesThe sagging rural economyThe common principles of the alternative reform programsThe new Partnership for Africas Development: The Reform Program of the African Union Introduction PART I: WHO IS IN CHARGE? THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND OF THE STATE PART II: OBSTACLES TO GROWTH: GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENTIntroductionLandlocked countriesInland Obstacles: Access and Infrastructure The Threat of Global Warming The Demographic ChangesThe Resource Curse The Haunting Malthusian Predicamento Limits to growtho The environmental threato How to achieve sustained and fair limits to growtho The new phase of the Malthusian predicamento Will SSA be able to feed its growing population?o Malthus outlook further into the future PART III: POLITICAL REFORMS TO BUILD THE AFRICAN ECONOMY PART IV: WHY HAVE THE ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BYPASSED SSA?IntroductionThe reforms to increase agricultural productivityThe first great leap forward: the Green RevolutionThe second great leap forward: the Gene RevolutionThe driving force of agricultural productivity: Agricultural R&DPART V: THE FOOD CRISIS Introduction and OverviewThe causes of the escalating food pricesThe impact of the structural factors on the rise in food prices Is this sufficient to explain the excessive overshooting grain prices?Other factors that exacerbated the food crisis The consequences of the food crisis: The threat to Glocal stabilityPART VI: THE LONGER TERM REFORMS TO COMBAT HUNGER IN AFRICAIntroductionThe role of the public sectorThe main reformsProduction barriers to industrializationBarriers on agricultural reformsBarriers on diversifying agricultural incomesThe sagging rural economyThe common principles of the alternative reform programsThe new Partnership for Africas Development: The Reform Program of the African Union . The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s. These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political problems that divided the continent. After a decade of promising growth, the series of economic global crises since 2007 threaten to reverse the progress achieved in Africa during its recovery. The food crisis has raised concerns about the capacity of Africa to feed its people and escape the cycle of poverty. Hunger and Democracy examines the plight of Sub-Sahara Africa and looks to find a collaborative strategy to overcome the looming crisis. Professor Bigman's study makes a fascinating contribution to help us understand the obstacles, challenges and possible solutions to the eradication of poverty and hunger in Africa. The volume develops a comprehensive agenda to travel the long road towards institutional and policy reforms that will bring Africa closer to meeting the Millennium Development Goals. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in African studies and development economics Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-30 The Black Man’s Burden....Pages 31-54 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 The Threat of Climate Changes....Pages 57-64 Can Africa Feed Its People?....Pages 65-99 Is Africa Doomed to Permanent Food Crises?....Pages 100-117 Front Matter....Pages 119-120 The Geographical and Man-Made Obstacles....Pages 121-153 The Demographic and Social Changes and the Urbanization of Poverty....Pages 154-169 Front Matter....Pages 171-173 The Roots and Long-Term Effects of Africa’s Wars and Civil Conflicts....Pages 175-205 The Impact of Wars and Civil Conflicts on Africa’s Growth and Poverty....Pages 206-243 Will Democracy Settle or Intensify Civil Conflicts?....Pages 244-274 Front Matter....Pages 275-275 The Transition of the African Countries to Democracy....Pages 277-293 Can Democracy Help the African States to Cement Their Multiethnic Societies?....Pages 294-309 Back Matter....Pages 310-325