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The political economy of hunger : selected essays / edited by Jean Dreze,Amartya Sen, and Athar Hussain. text

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: WIDER studies in development economics | Studies in Development EconomicsOxford : Clarendon Press, c1995Description: 626 pages. : illustrationsISBN:
  • 0198288832 (paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC360.5 POL
Contents:
Introduction to The Political Economy of Hunger / Jean Drexe and Amartya Sen -- Food, economics, and entitlemants / Amartya Sen -- Famine Prevention in India / Jean Dreze -- An independent press and anti-hunger strategies: The Indian experience / N. Ram -- The intrafamily distribution of hunger South Asia / Barbara Harriss -- Public policy and basic needs provision: Intervention and achievements in Sri Lanka / Sudhir Anand and S.M. Ravi Kanbur -- The food problems of Bangladesh / S.R. Osmani -- The elimination of endemic poverty in South Asia: Some policy options / Kaushik Basu -- Feeding China: The experience since 1949 / Carl Riskin -- The food crisis in Africa: A comparative structural analysis / Jean-Philippe Platteau -- Famine prevention in Africa: Some experience and lessons.
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Open Shelf Books Open Shelf Books Main Library -University of Zimbabwe Main Library Stack Room 2 Open Shelf HC360.5 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 36000785893

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Introduction to The Political Economy of Hunger / Jean Drexe and Amartya Sen -- Food, economics, and entitlemants / Amartya Sen -- Famine Prevention in India / Jean Dreze -- An independent press and anti-hunger strategies: The Indian experience / N. Ram -- The intrafamily distribution of hunger South Asia / Barbara Harriss -- Public policy and basic needs provision: Intervention and achievements in Sri Lanka / Sudhir Anand and S.M. Ravi Kanbur -- The food problems of Bangladesh / S.R. Osmani -- The elimination of endemic poverty in South Asia: Some policy options / Kaushik Basu -- Feeding China: The experience since 1949 / Carl Riskin -- The food crisis in Africa: A comparative structural analysis / Jean-Philippe Platteau -- Famine prevention in Africa: Some experience and lessons.

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