Author: Dasgupta, Partha.
Title: An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution.
Description: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1995. Paperback. 680 pp. English text. Condition : very good. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - How should economic and social theory accommodate empirical facts about physical destitution, and how should governments respond to famines and hunger? This interdisciplinary book focuses on these and other questions about physical being. Dasgupta's aim here is to offer a description of destitution as it occurs among rural populations of the poor countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America; to give an account of the forces at work which perpetuate destitution, and to offer prescriptions for both the public and private spheres of life. A central concern of the author has been to reconcile theoretical considerations with the empirical evidence that has been obtained in the several disciplines this work encompasses, including anthropology, demography, ecology, geography, and philosophy. The entire discussion is designed to provide a philosophy for human well-being that can guide public policy in poor countries. Therefore, the role of the State, of communities, of households, and of individuals is studied in considerable detail. ISBN 9780198287568.

Keywords: ECONOMICS, poverty