Poverty and famines an essay on entitlement and deprivation

The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and famines in particular. The traditional analysis of famines concentrates on food supply. This is shown to be defective and Sen develops an alternative method of analysis which concentrates on ownership and exchange

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sen, Amartya
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 1982, 1982
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and famines in particular. The traditional analysis of famines concentrates on food supply. This is shown to be defective and Sen develops an alternative method of analysis which concentrates on ownership and exchange
Physical Description:ix, 257 p. ill., maps
ISBN:9780191596902