Hunger Theory, Perspectives and Reality: Assessment Through Participatory Methods (King's Soas Studies in Development Geography)

Amitava Mukherjee

ISBN 10: 0754617718 / ISBN 13: 9780754617716

Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 446 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hunger Theory, Perspectives and Reality: Assessment Through Participatory Methods (King's Soas Studies in Development Geography)
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754617718
• ISBN 13: 9780754617716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut

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Synopsis

Hunger is an issue which has been subject to much rigorous intellectual examination by economists, philosophers, sociologists, NGOs and governments. This volume provides a critical overview of contemporary academic and political perspectives and then compares these views from the "non-hungry" people with those of the "hungry", particularly from a broad range of poor communities in India. Their views are gathered using participatory rural appraisal techniques and the scale of the material presented is unprecedented. Not surprisingly, the comparisons show that the perceptions of the hungry are fundamentally different from those of the non-hungry. It makes suggestions about how best policy makers can attempt to eliminate hunger based on what the hungry themselves suggest. The book also draws attention to the critical role of Common Property Resources and women in the fight against under-nutrition.