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Drought and hunger in Africa, M. H. Glantz (ed.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1987. No. of Pages: 457 + xx. ISBN 0-521-32679-6. Price: £37.50

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Book ID
102390803
Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
1988
Weight
97 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
2314-6214

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BOOK REVIEWS DROILIIIT A N D IIIIN(;ER 13 AFRICA, M. H. Cilantz (ed.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 19x7. No. of pages: 457+xx. ISBN 0-521 32679 6. Price: f37.50 Many millions of people regard famine in Africa as a direct consequence of the failure of the rains. Yet, this is too simple: drought does not necessarily result in famine. The fundamental problem in Africa is not lack of rain, rather a 'drought of development'. Recent variability and changes in rainfall have exposed this developmental crisis and demonstrated the vulnerability of the agrarian systems of Africa. This book. based on a colloquium held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research during August 1985, is a valuable contribution to the literature on drought in Africa. It represents a long overdue coming together of

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