The political economy of hunger : selected essays /
edited by Jean Drèze, Amartya Sen, and Athar Hussain.
- Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1995.
- xiv, 626 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- WIDER studies in development economics .
- Studies in development economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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 Dreze
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 Dreze
9. The Elimination of Endemic Poverty in South Asia: Some Policy Options, Kaushik Basu
0198288832 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 9780198288831 0198288832
FOOD SHORTAGE
INDIA
SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
FOOD SUPPLY
SRI LANKA
CHINA
FOOD PRODUCTION
AFRICA
HUNGER
FOOD POLICY
POVERTY
POVERTY MITIGATION
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Food supply--Developing countries.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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 Dreze
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 Dreze
9. The Elimination of Endemic Poverty in South Asia: Some Policy Options, Kaushik Basu
0198288832 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 9780198288831 0198288832
FOOD SHORTAGE
INDIA
SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
FOOD SUPPLY
SRI LANKA
CHINA
FOOD PRODUCTION
AFRICA
HUNGER
FOOD POLICY
POVERTY
POVERTY MITIGATION
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Food supply--Developing countries.