Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
36 used & new from $23.92

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
 
 
Are You an Author or Publisher?
Find out how to publish your own Kindle Books
 
  

Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation (Paperback)

by Amartya Sen (Author) "Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat..." (more)
Key Phrases: rural household producers, censured distribution, langarkhana inmates, West Bengal, Census of India, Upper Volta (more...)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

List Price: $35.00
Price: $31.50 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $3.50 (10%)
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Monday, July 28? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. See details

36 used & new available from $23.92
Also Available in: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover Order it used!
 
   

Better Together

Buy this book with Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen today!

Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation Development as Freedom
Buy Together Today: $42.38

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Inequality Reexamined (Russell Sage Foundation Books at Harvard University Press)

Inequality Reexamined (Russell Sage Foundation Books at Harvard University Press) by Amartya Sen

3.8 out of 5 stars (4)  $18.95
Famine Crimes: Politics & the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa

Famine Crimes: Politics & the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa by Alex de Waal

4.0 out of 5 stars (2)  $19.95
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time)

Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time) by Amartya Sen

3.2 out of 5 stars (21)  $10.85
Keynes and the Cambridge Keynesians: A 'Revolution in Economics' to be Accomplished (Federico Caffè Lectures)

Keynes and the Cambridge Keynesians: A 'Revolution in Economics' to be Accomplished (Federico Caffè Lectures) by Luigi L. Pasinetti

4.0 out of 5 stars (1)  $95.00
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)

A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) by Gregory Clark

3.9 out of 5 stars (34)  $19.77
Explore similar items : Books (60)

Editorial Reviews
Review

"[The] best book on famine available--important theoretical perspective, good case-study material."--Barbara D. Miller, Cornell University
"Embodies the best tradition of social science....Empirical and rational, yet neither virtue is pushed to the point where human beings are forgotten."--The Economist
"A truly seminal book....[Has] helped to shift the attention of policy-makers and international organizations away from excessive concentration on food production to broader issues of 'food security.'"--International Affairs


About the Author
Amartya Sen is at Harvard University.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 270 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 20, 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0198284632
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198284635
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: