 | War and Famine in Africa (Oxfam, 1991, 36 p.) |
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|  | 1. Introduction |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 1.1 The international context |
| | 1.2 Oxfam's experience in Africa |
| | 1.3 A Note on methodology |
| | 2 Food insecurity and the new world order |
| | 2.1 The new world order' |
| | 2.2 The position of Africa |
| | 3 Coping with change |
| | 3.1 The intensification of production |
| | 3.2 Political overview |
| | 3.3 The development of 'Core' and 'Capitalisation Peripheral' areas |
| | 3.4 The marginalisation of peripheral groups |
| | 3.5 Patterns of social transformation |
| | 3.6 The effects on the environment |
| | 3.7 Coping with change |
| | 4 Local conflict |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 4.1 Conflict and resources |
| | 4.2 Wars of subsistence |
| | 4.3 Breaking the continuity |
| | 5 Internal conflict |
| | 5.1 Connecting local and internal conflict |
| | 5.2 limitations of conventional understanding |
| | 5.3 War as political economy |
| | 6 War and famine |
| | 6.1 Structural considerations |
| | 6.2 The overall effect of war |
| | 6.3 Some basic parameters |
| | 7 The internationalisation of public welfare |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 7.1 The conventions of war |
| | 7.2 The internationalisation of public welfare |
| | 7.3 The case for reform |
| | 7.4 Oxfam's position |
| | 7.5 Summary and conclusion |
| | References |
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Many studies of conflict in Africa have focused upon its national and international dimensions. During the Cold War and at the height of South African reaction, there was clearly a justification for this approach (Mozambique, 1986/87; 1987/88). With the recent change in international relations, however, a situation has been revealed in which, rather than declining as might have been expected, conflict continues. In the case of Angola and Mozambique, for example, the present situation is one in which it is now realised that little is known of the internal dynamics of these conflicts (Mozambique, 7/11/90). It is for these reasons, together with evidence that many internal wars use local conflict as a vehicle, that understanding local conflict is important for this report.
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