Hunger and Public Action

by Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen

Book Overview

Examining the problem of hunger in the modern world and the role public opinion might play in combating it, Dr ze 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198283652
• ISBN13: 9780198283652
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.4"