TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dasgupta,Partha
TI  - An inquiry into well-being and destitution
SN  - 0198288352
U1  - 339.46 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Clarendon Press
KW  - POBREZA
KW  - PAISES EN DESARROLLO
KW  - DISTRIBUCION DEL INGRESO
KW  - CALIDAD DE LA VIDA
KW  - ASIGNACION DE RECURSOS
KW  - MALNUTRICION
KW  - BIENESTAR SOCIAL
KW  - DERECHOS CIVILES
KW  - NECESIDADES BASICAS
KW  - ECONOMIA DEL BIENESTAR
KW  - LIBERTADES CIVILES
KW  - DESNUTRICION
KW  - PROTECCION SOCIAL
KW  - TERCER MUNDO
N1  - Incluye bibliografía
N2  - This book deals comprehensively with the problem of poverty and undernourishment, and addresses the debate over methods of estimating their incidence. It is an analytical and empirical inquiry into human well‐being and the phenomenon of destitution as it occurs among rural populations of the poor countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A central concern has been to reconcile theoretical considerations with empirical work in several disciplines—anthropology, demography, ecology, economics, epidemiology, geography, moral and political philosophy, and the environmental, nutrition, and political sciences. The discussion aims to provide a political philosophy for human well‐being that can guide public policy in poor countries. Thus, the role of the state, communities, households, and individuals is studied in detail. The book is arranged in four parts: I, Well‐being: theory and realization; II, Allocation of resources among households: the standard theory; III, The household and its setting: extensions of the standard theory; and IV, Undernourishment and destitution. It is suitable for general readers interested in applied political and moral philosophy, for social scientists (especially academics in the fields of development and welfare economics, general economic theory, and anthropology), and for nutrition scientists, policy makers, commentators, and research staff
ER  -