UNDER today’s inequitable global economic system, some unfortunate people and places only attract attention when they are in acute distress. Tharparkar is one such place. It has recently attracted national attention as reports of famine and images of skeletal, sick children have flooded the press.
The famine in Tharparkar is often described as the result of drought. Even globally, conservatives portray famine as the result mainly of drought, overpopulation, laziness and/or fatalism. However, while natural factors play an immediate role, the main causes of famine lie in the realms of local and global political economy and relate to exploitation and/or marginalisation of vulnerable communities by powerful elites.
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