Famine crimes: Politics and the disaster relief industry in Africa

Author(s)
De Waal, A.
Pages
238pp
Date published
01 Jan 1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Type
Books
Keywords
Food and nutrition, humanitarian action
Link
https://www.amazon.ca/Famine-Crimes-Politics-Disaster-Industry/dp/0253211581

Famine Crimes is a factually rich, powerfully intelligent, morally important analysis of the persistence of famine in Africa. Alex de Waal lays the blame for Africa’s problems with starvation on the political failings of African governments, western donors, and the misguided policies of international relief agencies.