Starvation and India's democracy
Title:
Starvation and India's democracy
Author:
Banik, Dan, 1969-
ISBN:
9780415407298
9780203962886
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Publication Information:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Physical Description:
xiii, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series:
Routledge advances in South Asian studies
Routledge advances in South Asian studies.
General Note:
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Glossary and abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Democracy and starvation -- Kalahandi's poverty -- Drought and state action -- Legal interventions and administrative response to starvation -- The vocal press -- The politics of starvation and calamity relief -- Parliamentary activism -- Purulia's achievement -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006031712.html