An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution

Tackling development economics, this title also encompasses insights from philosophical research and empirical work on resource allocation, nutrition science, and anthropology. It title presents a description of the causes and remedies of poverty and undernourishment, and addresses the debate over methods of estimating their incidence.

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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.