Book contents
- The Hunger Winter
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- The Hunger Winter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Contexts
- 2 Causes of the Famine
- 3 Effects on Mortality, Fertility, and Health in Later Life
- 4 Central Government and Food Administration
- 5 The Politics and Practices of Allied Relief
- 6 Coping at Household and Individual Levels
- 7 Community Strategies
- 8 The Evacuation of Children
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Timeline of Important Events
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Central Government and Food Administration
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2020
Book contents
- The Hunger Winter
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- The Hunger Winter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Contexts
- 2 Causes of the Famine
- 3 Effects on Mortality, Fertility, and Health in Later Life
- 4 Central Government and Food Administration
- 5 The Politics and Practices of Allied Relief
- 6 Coping at Household and Individual Levels
- 7 Community Strategies
- 8 The Evacuation of Children
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Timeline of Important Events
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 focuses on the strategies and policies of Dutch national food officials and the German civil authorities. While literature has traditionally focused on centralising attempts and the adverse effects of individual coping strategies on collective food security, this chapter demonstrates that the crisis also caused the Dutch and German authorities to act against their usual policies by consciously decentralising and delegating tasks to non-governmental agencies, as well as allowing certain forms of self-help.
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- The Hunger WinterFighting Famine in the Occupied Netherlands, 1944–1945, pp. 91 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020