History and Hunger in West Africa: Food Production and Entitlement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde

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This book analyses the contemporary food crisis in Africa from an historical perspective, using two West African case studies. From the perspective of food production and entitlement, the volume traces the economic history of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, beginning with the slave trade, through the colonial and post-colonial periods to democratisation and structural adjustment. Using the theory and methodology of political economy, the study argues that the way in which African societies have been integrated into the world market diverted resources from food production and exacerbated exploitation, thus affecting entitlement to the food produced. Conditions for national food dependency and the degradation of the environment ensued.

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.,."this book was well written and researched, and it is definitely a good resource text for students and scholars of Lucophone history and political economy."-The International Journal of African Historical Studies
...this book was well written and researched, and it is definitely a good resource text for students and scholars of Lucophone history and political economy.-The International Journal of African Historical Studies
..."this book was well written and researched, and it is definitely a good resource text for students and scholars of Lucophone history and political economy."-The International Journal of African Historical Studies

Author Bio

LAURA BIGMAN is founder of the Africans in Washington Project and is currently a Research Associate in the African Studies Department at Howard University.