The political economy of hunger : selected essays / edited by Jean Drèze, Amartya Sen and Athar Hussain.
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TextSeries: WIDER studies in development economicsPublication details: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1995.Description: xiv, 626 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0198288832 (pbk) :
- 363.8091724 20
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An abridged selection of papers from the hardback Hailed in its initial publication as a work with urgent implications for countless lives, Drèze and Sen's The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and satiety, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political repression. Now this abridged version, edited by Athar Hussain, puts the most influential essays from the three-volume work within the reach of concerned citizens who want to understand the real causes of hunger and deprivation, and the remedies that are feasible and effective. Ranging from Africa to South Asia to China and written by an international array of authorities, the essays included in this abridgement give the best available analysis of the causes of worldwide hunger and deprivation, and the best hope for effective aid policies in the future.
"This volume consists of ten out of twenty-six papers and the general introduction to the three-volume The Political Economy of Hunger (ed. Drèze and Sen)"--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- 1 Amartya Sen: Food Economics and Entitlements
- 2 N. Ram: An Independent Press and Anti-Hunger Strategies
- 3 Barbara Harriss: The Intrafamily Distribution of Hunger in South Asia
- 4 Jean Dreze: Famine Prevention in India
- 5 Sudhir Anand
- 6 S.R. Osmani: The Food Problem of Bangladesh
- 7 Jean-Philippe Platteau: The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Analysis
- 8 Jean Dreze: Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons
- 9 Kaushik Basu: The Elimination of Endemic Poverty in South Asia: Some Policy Options