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The entitlement approach – a case for framework development rather than demolition
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Abstract The article dismisses most of the objections previously forwarded in this journal by Khandakar Qudrat-I Elahi against Amartya Sen's framework for famine analysis: the entitlement approach. Instead, the article argues that even thirty years after the conception of the entitlement approach, it remains... view more
The article dismisses most of the objections previously forwarded in this journal by Khandakar Qudrat-I Elahi against Amartya Sen's framework for famine analysis: the entitlement approach. Instead, the article argues that even thirty years after the conception of the entitlement approach, it remains a potent framework for famine analysis, as illustrated by the recent 2005 famine. However, as contemporary famines are increasingly linked to factors that have hitherto received limited attention in entitlement analysis – conflicts, legal collapses and political struggles – the article calls for supplementary famine analysis on the meso and macro levels.... view less
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Famine; health, livelihoods; economics, theory; social issues
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 621-640
Journal
Journal of Development Studies, 45 (2009) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380802649947
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)