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121-010 Famine in the Modern World | |
Note | Formerly available as 121-101. Students who have completed 121-101 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Prof Michael Webber |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two lectures and a 2-hour laboratory or practical class per week |
Subject Description | This subject is an empirical evaluation of two contrasting theories of famine. The 'Mathusian' theory argues that famine is a matter of the balance of population and environmental resources. Evidence is drawn together from demography and environmental change and degradation, climatic fluctuations, soil degradation, salinity, desertification and the environmental impact of the green revolution. The 'political economy' theory argues that famine is a matter of the distribution of food. Evidence is drawn together from the class and gender characteristics of access to food within societies, and about differential access between societies, involving the implications of agribusiness and the global food trade. Students who complete the subject should be familiar with these theories and their problems. The subject concludes by examining the extent to which aid and other solutions to the world food problem draw upon these theories. |
Assessment | A 90-minute examination and written work totalling 2500 words, including an essay of 2000 words and laboratory and seminar assignments. |
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