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Food Insecurity and the Social Division of Labour in Tanzania, 1919-85
Deborah Fahy Bryceson
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Hardback. Several aspects of the social division of labour and food insecurity in Tanzania 1919-1985 are studied in this book. These range from maize and millet shifting, cultivation of woodland and wooded grassland areas, to government labour policy and the male migrant bachelor wage labour system. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
Most studies of famine and the African food crisis stress how the socio-economic context influences the occurrence of food shortages. By contrast, this book argues that food insecurity itself influences the social and economic organization of the society. Through this approach, the author provides a new interpretation of the causes and consequences of Tanzania's present economic crisis. The book examines the effects of changing food availability on the functioning of the state, the market and clientage networks, over the past seven decades. The conclusion is that clientage is no less important than the state and market as an organizational force ... Read more
Most studies of famine and the African food crisis stress how the socio-economic context influences the occurrence of food shortages. By contrast, this book argues that food insecurity itself influences the social and economic organization of the society. Through this approach, the author provides a new interpretation of the causes and consequences of Tanzania's present economic crisis. The book examines the effects of changing food availability on the functioning of the state, the market and clientage networks, over the past seven decades. The conclusion is that clientage is no less important than the state and market as an organizational force ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
St Antony's Series
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333519387
SKU
V9780333519387
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99-15
About Deborah Fahy Bryceson
DEBORAH FAHY BRYCESON
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