History And Hunger In West Africa Food Production And Entitlement In GuineaBissau And Cape Verde Contributions In AfroAmerican And African Studies

This book Analyzes 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, colonial and postcolonial Through the period To Democratization 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. This entitlement to Affected The Food Produced, Created The conditions for national food dependency, and Contributed To The degradation of the Environment.