Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 299 g
Livelihoods, Entitlements and Capabilities
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 299 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-52967-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
This book takes on this challenge. It explains how India’s chronic food security problem is a function of a distinctive interaction of economic, political and environmental processes. It contends that under-nutrition and hunger are lagging components of human development in India precisely because the interfaces between these aspects of the food security problem have not been adequately understood in policy-making communities. Only through an integrative approach spanning the social and environmental sciences, are the fuller dimensions of this problem revealed. A well-rounded appreciation of the problem is required, informed by the FAO’s conception of food security as encompassing availability (production), access (distribution) and utilisation (nutritional content), as well as by Amartya Sen’s notions of entitlements and capabilities.
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1.Introduction 2. The Dynamics of Under-nutrition in India 3. Holding Out the Begging Bowl No More: India as Food Self-sufficient but Food Insecure 4. Food Security through Agriculture-based Livelihood Strategies 5. Food Security through the Non-agricultural Economy 6. Food Security through Social Safety Net Programs 7. India’s Brave New World of Food Security Policy: E-Governance and Cash Transfers 8. Conclusion
Readers should note that the maps of India in this publication do not purport to represent the official borders of India but are used for indicative purposes only.