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

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Drèze, Jean [ed.]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford India paperbacksPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: xiv, 626 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

019564963X
9780195649635

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DDC classification:

363.883 DRE

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	363.883 DRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33084

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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