An Inquiry Into Well-Being and Destitution

Partha Dasgupta

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Publisher's Synopsis

An interdisciplinary book by one of the most respected scholars in what is broadly development economics but encompasses the most recent insights from philosophical research and empirical work on resource allocation, nutrition science, and anthropology. It has been widely recognized as a seminal work presenting a wide-ranging description of the causes and remedies of poverty and undernourishment, and addressing the current debate over methods of estimating their incidence.

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Oxford University Press

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Book information

ISBN:	9780198288350
Publisher:	OUP OXFORD
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	15 Jun 1995
DEWEY:	330.91724
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	661
Weight:	948g
Height:	233mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	36mm