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This Is An Open Access Title Available Under The Terms Of A Cc By-nc-nd 3.0 Igo Licence. It Is Free To Read At Oxford Scholarship Online And Offered As A Free Pdf Download From Oup And Selected Open Access Locations. Wider The World Institute For Development Economics Research, Established In 1984, Started Work In Helsinki In 1985, With The Financial Support Of The Government Of Finland. The Principal Purpose Of The Institute Is To Help Identify And Meet The Need For Policy-oriented Socio-economic Research On Pressing Global And Development Problems And Their Inter-relationships. Wider's Research Projects Are Grouped Into Three Main Themes: Hunger And Poverty; Money, Finance, And Trade; And Development And Technological Transformation. Volume Ii Deals With Famine Prevention, Paying Particular Attention To Sub-saharan Africa. The Topics Covered Include: The Problems Of Early Warning And Early Action; The Politics Of Famine Prevention; The Influence Of Market Responses; The Role Of Cash Support And Employment Provision In Protecting Threatened Food Entitlements; And Long-term Issues Of Reduction Of Famine Vulnerability. In Addition To General Analyses, The Book Contains A Number Of Case Studies Of Failures And Successes In Famine Prevention, Both In South Asia And In Sub-saharan Africa.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the political, economic, and social mechanisms required to effectively prevent famine in vulnerable regions. The authors, Amartya Sen and Jean Drèze, utilize their extensive expertise in development economics to analyze the failure of food entitlements and the necessity of proactive policy interventions. By synthesizing historical data and contemporary case studies, they argue that famine is rarely a result of absolute food shortage, but rather a failure of political systems and economic distribution.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of early warning systems and rapid response protocols.
- Examination of market responses to food crises.
- Evaluation of cash support and employment programs as protective measures.
- Comparative case studies from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on policy-oriented socio-economic frameworks rather than agricultural technology or climate science.
- The analysis is constrained by the data available during the period of the WIDER research project.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this text as a foundational contribution to the study of famine and humanitarian policy. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous analytical framework for understanding the political economy of hunger.
Page Count:
420
Publication Date:
1991-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0191544477
ISBN-13:
9780191544477
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