AIDS, hunger and destitution: Theory and evidence for the 'new variant famines' hypothesis in Africa

The New Famines: Why Famines Persist in an Era of Globalization

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 90-126

  De Waal, Alex ^a  

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EID: 84905892529     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203014424     Document Type: Chapter

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