Poverty and Famines - An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation (Paperback, Reissued)

The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and of famines in particular. The author develops the alternative method of analysis--the 'entitlement approach'--concentrating on ownership and exchange, not on food supply. The book also provides a general analysis of the characterization and measurement of poverty. Various approaches used in economics, sociology, and political theory are critically examined. The predominance of distributional issues, including distribution between different occupation groups, links up the problem of conceptualizing poverty with that of analyzing starvation.

General

Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1983
First published:	1983
Authors:	Amartya Sen • Jean Dreze
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	257
Edition:	Reissued
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-828463-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > Famine
LSN:	0-19-828463-2
Barcode:	9780198284635

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