Political Economy of Hunger
Volume 2: Famine Prevention
Published on 27. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-19-886018-1 (ISBN)
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This volume is the second of three addressing a wide range of policy issues relating to the role of public action in combating hunger and deprivation in the modern world. It deals with the background nutritional, economic, social, and political aspects of the problem of world hunger.
Volume 2 deals with famine prevention, paying particular attention to sub-Saharan Africa. The topics covered include: the problems of early warning and early action; the politics of famine prevention; the influence of market responses; the role of cash support and employment provision in protecting threatened food entitlements; and long-term issues of reduction of famine vulnerability. In addition to general analyses, the book contains a number of case studies of failures and successes in famine prevention, both in South Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa.
Taken together, these essays provide a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the problem of hunger and deprivation, and an important guide for action.
This volume is the second of three addressing a wide range of policy issues relating to the role of public action in combating hunger and deprivation in the modern world. It deals with the background nutritional, economic, social, and political aspects of the problem of world hunger.
Volume 2 deals with famine prevention, paying particular attention to sub-Saharan Africa. The topics covered include: the problems of early warning and early action; the politics of famine prevention; the influence of market responses; the role of cash support and employment provision in protecting threatened food entitlements; and long-term issues of reduction of famine vulnerability. In addition to general analyses, the book contains a number of case studies of failures and successes in famine prevention, both in South Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa.
Taken together, these essays provide a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the problem of hunger and deprivation, and an important guide for action.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition the authors are highly respected and the series draws on an extraordinary data base and comparison between countries. Bringing all this together is Amartya Sen. Lamont University Professor at Harvard, who has an unparalleled reputation for his work on famine, equity, and development economics ... 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. * Dissent * This is an uncommonly fine collection of papers by prominent authors. A valuable addition to upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections in development economics.' * C.L. Nelson, Davidson College, CHOICE, Dec '91 * the most ambitious treatment of the intertwined issues of hunger, famines and well-being currently in print ... Dreze and Sen's collection is a massive achievement and will doubtless become an obligatory reference for every student on the subject. Certain essays, notably those by Jean Dreze himself, should also become obligatory reading for all practitioners in the field. * Development and Change, Vol. 24 (1993) *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-886018-1 (9780198860181)
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Jean Dreze, development economist, has taught at the London School of Economics and the Delhi School of Economics and is currently Visiting Professor at Ranchi University. He has made wide-ranging contributions to development economics and public policy, with special reference to India. He is co-author (with Amartya Sen) of Hunger and Public Action (Oxford University Press, 1989), An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions (Penguin, 2013), and Sense and Solidarity (OUP: 2019).
Amartya Sen teaches economics and philosophy at Harvard University, and was previously Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as President of the American Economic Association, the Indian Economic Association, the International Economic Association, and the Econometric Society. His awards include the Bharat Ratna (India), Commandeur de la legion d'honneur (France), the National Humanities Medal (USA), Honorary Companion of Honour (UK), Ordem Nacional do Merito Cientifico (Brazil), and the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Amartya Sen teaches economics and philosophy at Harvard University, and was previously Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as President of the American Economic Association, the Indian Economic Association, the International Economic Association, and the Econometric Society. His awards include the Bharat Ratna (India), Commandeur de la legion d'honneur (France), the National Humanities Medal (USA), Honorary Companion of Honour (UK), Ordem Nacional do Merito Cientifico (Brazil), and the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Content
1: Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen: Introduction
2: Jean Dreze: Famine Prevention in India
3: Jean Dreze: Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons
4: B. G. Kumar: Ethiopian Famines 1973-1985: A Case Study
5: Meghnad Desai: Modelling an Early Warning System for Famines
6: Martin Ravallion: Market Responses to Anti Hunger Policies: Effects on Wages, Prices and Employment
7: Jean-Philippe Platteau: The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Structural Analysis
2: Jean Dreze: Famine Prevention in India
3: Jean Dreze: Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons
4: B. G. Kumar: Ethiopian Famines 1973-1985: A Case Study
5: Meghnad Desai: Modelling an Early Warning System for Famines
6: Martin Ravallion: Market Responses to Anti Hunger Policies: Effects on Wages, Prices and Employment
7: Jean-Philippe Platteau: The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Structural Analysis