Poverty and famines [electronic resource] : an essay on entitlement and deprivation / Amartya Sen.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1982Description: 1 online resource (ix, 257 p.) : ill., mapsISBN: 9780191596902 (ebook) :Subject(s): Famines -- Developing countries -- Case studiesAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification: 363.8 LOC classification: HC79.F3Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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