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Democracy and famine /
Famine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty, inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty, hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today, famines are often perceived to be relatively simple to avert. However, the political incentives to prevent famines...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge research in comparative politics ;
37. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Famine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty, inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty, hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today, famines are often perceived to be relatively simple to avert. However, the political incentives to prevent famines are not always present. Inspired by the work of Amartya Sen, whose influential hypothesis that democratic institutions together with a free press provide effective protection from famine, Democracy and Famine is a study combining qualitative and quantitative evidence, analysing t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203836712 0203836715 9781136865428 113686542X 1283589958 9781283589956 |