The Political Economy Of Hunger: Selected Essays (Wider Studies in Development Economics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198288832 ISBN 13: 9780198288831

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1995

Synopsis

An abridged selection of papers from the hardback Hailed in its initial publication as a work with urgent implications for countless lives, Dreze and Sen's The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and satiety, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political repression. Now this abridged version, edited by Athar Hussain, puts the most influential essays from the three-volume work within the reach of concerned citizens who want to understand the real causes of hunger and deprivation, and the remedies that are feasible and effective. Ranging from Africa to South Asia to China and written by an international array of authorities, the essays included in this abridgement give the best available analysis of the causes of worldwide hunger and deprivation, and the best hope for effective aid policies in the future.

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Review:

From reviews of the hardback: "a considerable, and highly stimulating contribution"Journal of Development Studies

an important book with immediate implications for countless lives (Journal of Economic Literature)

The most definitive recent analysis of the problems of hunger and deprivation in the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Latin America ... The range of issues and countries covered is nothing short of extraordinary. (Dissent)

From the Back Cover:

The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and satiety, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political repression. Now this abridged version, edited by Athar Hussain, puts the most influential essays from the three-volume work within the reach of concerned citizens. Ranging from Africa to South Asia to China, and written by an international array of authorities, the essays included in this abridgement give the best available analysis of the causes of worldwide hunger and deprivation, and the best hope for effective aid policies in the future.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198288832
• ISBN 13: 9780198288831
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648
• Editor: Drèze Jean