Hunger and Public Action
This book analyses the role of public action in solving the problem of hunger in the modern world. The study is divided into four parts. The first, making extensive use of the concepts of entitlements and capabilities explores the interaction of nutritional, economic, social, and political elements...
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2021
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| author | Drèze, Jean Sen, Amartya |
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| description | This book analyses the role of public action in solving the problem of hunger in the modern world. The study is divided into four parts. The first, making extensive use of the concepts of entitlements and capabilities explores the interaction of nutritional, economic, social, and political elements and their influence on hunger and deprivation. The problem of famine prevention is the main focus of the second part, with special attention given to Africa and India. The third part is devoted to the issue of fighting chronic undernourishment and the lessons to be learnt from the policies of China, India, and some other countries. The last part draws together the main themes and concerns of the earlier chapters, and provides an integrated view of the role of public action in eliminating hunger. The study suggests that there is indeed some space for public action in solving the problem of hunger and deprivation. In the case of famine prevention, social security could provide early warning systems and employment provision plans. To fight endemic deprivation, the authors suggest, among other things, that basic health care, elementary education, and food programmes should be looked at. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-378312025-03-23T08:21:35Z Hunger and Public Action Drèze, Jean Sen, Amartya capability chronic undernourishment deprivation entitlements famine hunger public action social security thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVK Welfare economics This book analyses the role of public action in solving the problem of hunger in the modern world. The study is divided into four parts. The first, making extensive use of the concepts of entitlements and capabilities explores the interaction of nutritional, economic, social, and political elements and their influence on hunger and deprivation. The problem of famine prevention is the main focus of the second part, with special attention given to Africa and India. The third part is devoted to the issue of fighting chronic undernourishment and the lessons to be learnt from the policies of China, India, and some other countries. The last part draws together the main themes and concerns of the earlier chapters, and provides an integrated view of the role of public action in eliminating hunger. The study suggests that there is indeed some space for public action in solving the problem of hunger and deprivation. In the case of famine prevention, social security could provide early warning systems and employment provision plans. To fight endemic deprivation, the authors suggest, among other things, that basic health care, elementary education, and food programmes should be looked at. 2021-02-10T14:49:25Z 2021-02-10T14:49:25Z 2020-06-02T11:44:35Z 1991 book OCN: 63294296 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/39429 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37831 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/39429/1/9780198283652.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/39429/1/9780198283652.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/39429/1/9780198283652.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/0198283652.001.0001 10.1093/0198283652.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 UNU WIDER c9be6ad3-6692-452d-a1f3-a3e6c74f0fe2 392 Oxford open access |
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