ABOUT THE BOOK

The contents of the book includes- Part I – Hunger in the modern world 1. Introduction 2. Entitlement and deprivation 3. Nutrition and capability 4. Society, class and gender Part II – Famines 5. Famines and social response 6. Famines, markets and intervention 7. Strategies of entitlement protection 8. Experiences and lessons Part III – Undernutrition and deprivation 9. Production, entitlements and nutrition 10. Economic growth and public support 11. China and India 12. Experiences of direct support Part IV – Hunger and public action 13. The economy, the state and the public