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The political economy of hunger. Volume 2, Famine prevention / edited by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in development economics.
- Studies in development economics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Famines--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Case studies.
- Famines.
- Food relief--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Case studies.
- Food relief.
- Famines--South Asia--Case studies.
- Food relief--South Africa--Case studies.
- Hunger--Case studies.
- Hunger.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (421 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
- Summary:
- Part of a major report on world hunger instigated by the World Institute for Development Economics Research, this volume deals with possible solutions to the problem of regular outbreaks of famine in various parts of the world.
- Contents:
- PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF PAPERS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF TABLES; Introduction; 1. Famine Prevention in India; 2. Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons; 3. Ethiopian Famines 1973-1985: A Case-Study; 4. Modelling an Early Warning System for Famines; 5. Market Responses to Anti-hunger Policies: Effects on Wages, Prices and Employment; 6. The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Structural Analysis; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; SUBJECT INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Rev. papers originally presented at a WIDER conference held in Helsinki in July 1986.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-886018-8
- 9786611978242
- 1-281-97824-8
- 0-19-154447-7
- OCLC:
- 318618558
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