The Political Economy of Hunger
Selected Essays
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9780195649635
Publication date:
31/12/1998
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648 pages
216x140mm
Price: 1125.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780195649635
Publication date:
31/12/1998
Paperback
648 pages
Hailed on its initial publication as a work with immediate implications for countless lives, Dreze & Sen's The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and diseases of overeating, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political repression. Now this abridged version puts the most essential and influential essays from the three-volume work within the reach of concerned citizens who want to understand the real causes of hunger and deprivation.
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Description
Hailed on its initial publication as a work with immediate implications for countless lives, Dreze & Sen's The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and diseases of overeating, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political repression. Now this abridged version puts the most essential and influential essays from the three-volume work within the reach of concerned citizens who want to understand the real causes of hunger and deprivation.
Famines, the contributors believe, are caused not just by food shortages, but by social and economic factors, and a whole host of factors may intervene between a natural disaster and the ensuing famine. The most common instinctive reaction to famines--increasing the amount of food per capita--may only be effective in the very short term, and the real solution may turn out to be counter-intuitive.
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 the best hope for effective aid policies in the future.
About the editors
Jean Dreze was formerly Lecturer in Development Economics at the London School of Economics.
Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University.
Table of contents
Introduction, Athar Hussain
1. Food Economics and Entitlements, Amartya Sen
2. An Independent Press and Anti-Hunger Strategies, N. Ram
3. The Intrafamily Distribution of Hunger in South Asia, Barbara Harriss
4. Famine Prevention in India, Jean Drèze
5. Public Policy and Basic Needs Provision, Intervention and Achievements in Sri Lanka, Sudhir Anand and Ravi Kanbur
6. The Food Problem of Bangladesh, S.R. Osmani
7. The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Analysis, Jean-Philippe Platteau
8. Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons, Jean Drèze
9. The Elimination of Endemic Poverty in South Asia: Some Policy Options, Kaushik Basu
Review
Praise for the previous volumes: "The authors are highly respected and the series draws on an extraordinary data base and comparison between countries....This series forms the most definitive recent analysis of the problems of hunger and deprivation in the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The range of issues and countries covered is nothing short of extraordinary....Meticulously argued....Attention to detail sets these studies far above other contemporary writing on hunger and deprivation. Equally, the series is welcome for its criticism of economic growth and food production to the exclusion of equity and distribution."--Dissent
"Obviously important with immediate implications for countless lives. Those who choose not to turn its pages will be deprived of an intellectual treat."--Journal of Economic Literature
"The essence of any abridged edition is that material must be removed, and it is hard to quibble with a focus on the massive populations of South and East Asia. Hussain's introduction does a useful job of summarizing the re-printed papers; desperate students will be grateful."--The Economic Journal
Description
Hailed on its initial publication as a work with immediate implications for countless lives, Dreze & Sen's The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and diseases of overeating, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political repression. Now this abridged version puts the most essential and influential essays from the three-volume work within the reach of concerned citizens who want to understand the real causes of hunger and deprivation.
Famines, the contributors believe, are caused not just by food shortages, but by social and economic factors, and a whole host of factors may intervene between a natural disaster and the ensuing famine. The most common instinctive reaction to famines--increasing the amount of food per capita--may only be effective in the very short term, and the real solution may turn out to be counter-intuitive.
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 the best hope for effective aid policies in the future.
About the editors
Jean Dreze was formerly Lecturer in Development Economics at the London School of Economics.
Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University.
Table of contents
Introduction, Athar Hussain
1. Food Economics and Entitlements, Amartya Sen
2. An Independent Press and Anti-Hunger Strategies, N. Ram
3. The Intrafamily Distribution of Hunger in South Asia, Barbara Harriss
4. Famine Prevention in India, Jean Drèze
5. Public Policy and Basic Needs Provision, Intervention and Achievements in Sri Lanka, Sudhir Anand and Ravi Kanbur
6. The Food Problem of Bangladesh, S.R. Osmani
7. The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Analysis, Jean-Philippe Platteau
8. Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons, Jean Drèze
9. The Elimination of Endemic Poverty in South Asia: Some Policy Options, Kaushik Basu
Arvind Panagariya
Peter Martin
Globalization and Labour Reforms
Zaad Mahmood
Political Economy of Development in India
Pranab Bardhan
Robert Skidelsky
