Hunger and Public Action (Wider Studies in Development Economics)

Drèze, Jean; Sen, Amartya

ISBN 10: 0198283652 / ISBN 13: 9780198283652

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1991

About this Item

In good, unmarked condition with a heavy crease on the back corner and other minor shelf wear. Spine uncreased. Text block tight. Provides "a coherent perspective on the complex nutritional, economic, social, and political issues involved in the analysis of hunger." Size: 6 x 9.

Seller Inventory # 6000-56

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hunger and Public Action (Wider Studies in Development Economics)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198283652
• ISBN 13: 9780198283652
• Binding: Soft Cover

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Synopsis

Examining the problem of hunger in the modern world and the role public opinion might play in combating it, Drèze and Sen here provide a coherent perspective on the complex nutritional, economic, social, and political issues involved in the analysis of hunger. They explore famine prevention through a series of case studies in Africa and elsewhere, and discuss the problem of chronic undernourishment. Sen was awarded the second Agnelli Prize for the Ethical Dimension in Advanced Societies in March 1990 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the understanding of the ethical dimension in modern society.

About the Author

Jean Drèze is at London School of Economics. Amartya Sen is at Harvard University.