{"product_id":"starvation-and-indias-democracy-dan-banik-9780415407298","title":"Starvation and India's Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes India's impressive efforts in responding to sensational and easily visible disasters in contrast to the 'silent emergency' of drought-induced under nutrition and starvation deaths. Building on Amartya Sen's famous claim that no famine has ever occurred in a democratic country, it re-examines the relationship between democracy, public action and famine prevention. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data in India at national, state and local levels as well as in-depth field visits to two states on India's east coast, Orissa and West Bengal, the author analyzes the following issues: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe interaction between specific institutions in India and their accountability to the public\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of the media in highlighting problems of extreme poverty and destitution and the effectiveness of political and administrative responses to such reports\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe extent to which tribal groups are vulnerable to starvation and famine, and an analysis of whether starvation deaths in drought-prone Kalahandi district in Orissa are unique in India\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe impact of two major nutrition programmes, the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), in reducing the incidence, duration and impact of starvation deaths. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStarvation and India's Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to researchers in economics, political science, philosophy, development studies and South Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Banik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041540729X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415407298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.47w x 0.77d","brand":"Dan Banik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136082489599,"sku":"9780415407298","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b39bdd1-3867-449f-8051-5c7f1cdd1015.jpg?v=1770160394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/starvation-and-indias-democracy-dan-banik-9780415407298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}