Democracy and Famine (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics)

by OlivierRubin (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $153.25

  Inspired by the work of Amartya Sen, whose influential hypothesis that democratic institutions together with a free press provide effective protection from famine, this title presents a study that combines qualitative and quantitative evidence to analyse the effect of democracy on famine prevention.