Food, Economics, and Entitlements

Abstract

Abstract Putting the acquirement problem at the heart of hunger and starvation issues, this book argues that the entitlement approach, much in line with the old traditions of economics preoccupied with acquirement, can provide a general perspective to analyse effectively hunger and food policy requirements. To lower the degree of vulnerability to famine and starvation, this book raises a number of short-run issues such as famine anticipation, famine relief (food distribution vs. cash relief), and the role of food supply and food prices in famine, and some long-term policy concerns such as enhancing, securing, and guaranteeing entitlement, and diversification of production patterns.