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Famine and Malnutrition
From EuropaWorld; a set of articles on the economics of farming and famine, food production, and how allocations of resources affects the poor.
http://www.europaworld.org/Famine.htm
The Great Famine and the Black Death
Lectures on the famine of 1315-1317 and the Black Death, by Lynn Harry Nelson, The University of Kansas.
http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/black_death.html
What does the Nobel Prize mean?
Article, links and references arguing that Amartya Sen is mistaken in his analysis of the causes of famine.
http://www.prima.net/bowbrick/Famine.html
Opinion: Devinder Sharma - Famine as commerce
Describes and denounces attempts by richer and food exporting nations to use famines in other countries as a political weapon, and to bolster their own agricultural industries.
http://www.indiatogether.org/agriculture/opinions/dsharma/faminecommerce.htm
What Is Food Security and Famine and Hunger?
Discusses the distinctions between these three terms, and explains why it is necessary to understand these distinctions.
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/research/ijas/ijasno2/ayalew.html
What is Famine
Account of what famine is, and a brief discussion of the reasons for it.
http://www.ucc.ie/famine/About/abfamine.htm
Food Outlook
Publication offers a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of basic food commodities. Articles available in PDF format.
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/GIEWS/ENGLISH/fo/fotoc.htm
FEWS Net
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages.
http://www.fews.net/
Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format.
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/GIEWS/ENGLISH/EAF/eaftoc.htm
Mass Starvations and the Limitations of Famine Theorising
Argues that famine is sometimes the result of deliberate policy by those in power. Article by Jenny Edkins. (PDF document)
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/pvty/Famine/Edkins.pdf
Comida: An Experience in Famine
Essay by Frank Norris, published 1899 about famine in Cuba.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/NorComi.html
Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger
Offers lessons developed as a starting point for teachers to introduce the topic of world hunger to their students.
http://www.feedingminds.org/
Hunger and Famine
An Africana.com article: gives an account of why hunger and famine occur in parts of Africa, including social, political and economic reasons.
http://www.africana.com/research/encarta/tt_486.asp
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