The Roots of Catastrophe

Drought and Man: The 1972 Case History, Volume 3: The Roots of Catastrophe is a two-part book that focuses on the structure roots of catastrophe, as well as case studies in this field. The book begins with an explanation of drought, agricultural production, self-provisioning, food insecurity, and social disjunctions. The case studies presented focus on disjunction between sectors and within agriculture in Latin America; regional and subregional disjunctions in Northeastern Brazil; political will and disjunction in Tanzania; and colonial disjunction in the Sahelian countries.

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Introduction
Part One: The Structure Roots of Catastrophe
Chapter 1 Drought Agricultural Production and Self-provisioning

1. Preliminary Remarks
2. The Impact of Drought on Plants
3. The Differential Impact of Drought on Agricultural Production
4. Drought and Consumption Patterns of Various groups of Agricultural Producers
5. An Application of the Model of Self-Provisioning to a Drought Year
6. Poorer Families and the Peak Period Problem
7. Methodological Consequences
8. Classes, Time and Reserves
   References
   Chapter 2 Food Insecurity and Social Disjunctions
9. Preliminary Remarks
10. Food Security and Development
11. The Urban Poor
12. The Rural Poor
13. Summary
    References
    Chapter 3 The Structure Roots of Catastrophes
    Development and Dynamic Equilibrium
    Structure and Function
    Structure and Genesis
    Vulnerability: Internal Disjunctions in a System
    References
    Part Two: Case Studies
    Chapter 4 Climate Variability, Agriculture, Industry and the State: Disjunction between Sectors and within Agriculture in Latin America
    A. Introduction
    References
    B. Agriculture, Industry and the State in Latin America
    Chapter 5 Regional and Subregional Disjunctions: The Case of North-Eastern Brazil
    A. Introduction
    References
    B. Drought as a Social Phenomenon in Northeastern Brazil
    Conclusions
    References
    Chapter 6 Political Will and Disjunction: The Case of Tanzania
    A. Introduction
    B. A Background and a Postscript to the Food Shortages in Tanzania in the 1970s
    Chapter 7 Colonial Disjunction in the Sahelian Countries
    A. Introduction
    B. The Sahel: Transformation and Drought
    References
    C. Proposals for Research-Action Concerning West African Societies Which Have Been the Victims of Drought
    Conclusion
    Index