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9780195648317

The Amartya Sen and Jean Drèze Omnibus (comprising) Poverty and Famines; Hunger and Public Action; India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195648317

  • ISBN10:

    0195648315

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-09-09
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $52.80

Summary

The Sen and Drèze omnibus comprises three outstanding works by two of the world's finest economists. The volume is a trilogy on the causes of hunger, the role public action can play in its alleviation, and the Indian experience in this context. Together the three works provide a comprehensive theoretical and empirical analysis of relevant developmental issues.

Table of Contents

Poverty And Famines
Poverty and Entitlements Concepts of Poverty
Poverty: Identification and Aggregation Starvation and Famines
The Entitlement Approach
The Great Bengal Famine
The Ethiopian Famines Drought and Famine in the Sahel Famine in Bangladesh Entitlements and Deprivations
Appendices
Bibliography
Indexes
Hunger And Public Action
List of Figures
List of Tables
Hunger in the Modern World
Introduction Entitlement and Deprivation
Nutrition and Capability Society, Class, and Gender
Famines Famines and Social Response
Famines, Markets, and Intervention
Strategies of Entitlement Protection Experiences and Lessons
Undernutrition and Deprivation
Production, Entitlements, and Nutrition Economic Growth and Public Support
China and India Experiences of Direct Support
Hunger and Public Action
The Economy, the State, and the Public
References
Name Index
Subject Index
India: Economic Development And Social Opportunity
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction Economic Development and Social Opportunity
India in a Comparative Perspective
India and China Public Action and Social Inequality
Basic Education as a Political Issue
Gender Inequality and Women's Agency
Well Beyond Liberalization Statistical
Appendix
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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