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Famine and the failure of development? Southern Africa 2002

ODI Special Meeting, Wednesday 10th July 2002, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sources of relevant information - Christopher Eldridge 10 July 2002

Findings of 1991-92 drought study

Mortgaging the future: The consequences of smallholders' short-term successes
in responding to the 1992 drought in southern Africa - Summary

(Draft 31 July 2002) ( 21kb)

Paper 1
Why was there no famine following the 1992 Southern African drought?
The contributions of household responses (6 pages)
( 48kb)

Paper 2
Why was there no famine following the 1992 Southern African drought?
The consequences of household responses (6 pages)
(35kb)

No Famine - Diagram 1 (11kb)

Christopher Eldridge 10 July 2002 - Formerly head of Save The Children-UK's Regional Office for Southern Africa (1995-98)

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