POVERTY AND FAMINES Poverty and Entitlements Concepts of Poverty Poverty: Identification and Aggregation Starvation and Famines The Entitlement Approach The Great Bengal Famine The Ethiopian Famines Drought and Famine in the Sahel Famine in Bangladesh Entitlements and Deprivations Appendices Bibliography Indexes HUNGER AND PUBLIC ACTION List of Figures List of Tables I. Hunger in the Modern World Introduction Entitlement and Deprivation Nutrition and Capability Society, Class, and Gender II. Famines Famines and Social Response Famines, Markets, and Intervention Strategies of Entitlement Protection Experiences and Lessons III. Undernutrition and Deprivation Production, Entitlements, and Nutrition Economic Growth and Public Support China and India Experiences of Direct Support IV. Hunger and Public Action The Economy, the State, and the Public References Name Index Subject Index INDIA: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY List of Figures and Tables Introduction Economic Development and Social Opportunity India in a Comparative Perspective India and China Public Action and Social Inequality Basic Education as a Political Issue Gender Inequality and Women's Agency Well Beyond Liberalization Statistical Appendix References Name Index Subject Index.