An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
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An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation is Amartya Sen’s influential work that develops the entitlement approach to explain the causes of famine and hunger beyond simple food shortage.
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| An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation Context triple: [Poverty and Famines, subtitle, An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation]
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A.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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D.
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights is a non-fiction book by human rights advocate Irene Khan that argues poverty is a fundamental human rights issue and calls for rights-based approaches to ending it.
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E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation Target entity description: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation is Amartya Sen’s influential work that develops the entitlement approach to explain the causes of famine and hunger beyond simple food shortage.
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A.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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D.
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights is a non-fiction book by human rights advocate Irene Khan that argues poverty is a fundamental human rights issue and calls for rights-based approaches to ending it.
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E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic text ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses | policy responses to famine ⓘ |
| argues |
distribution and access determine hunger outcomes
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famines can occur without aggregate food shortage ⓘ legal and economic entitlements shape food access ⓘ |
| author | Amartya Sen ⓘ |
| conceptualFramework | entitlement versus deprivation ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
understanding of acute famine
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understanding of chronic hunger ⓘ |
| critiques | food availability decline theories of famine ⓘ |
| describes |
endowments
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entitlement relations ⓘ exchange entitlements ⓘ ownership rights ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
role of employment in food access
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role of markets in famine ⓘ role of prices in food access ⓘ role of public policy in preventing famine ⓘ |
| examines |
interaction of law, markets, and food access
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vulnerability of specific social groups to famine ⓘ |
| explains | causes of famine beyond food availability decline ⓘ |
| field |
development economics
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food policy ⓘ political economy ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
individual command over food
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institutional determinants of deprivation ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
capability approach
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famine studies ⓘ human development theory ⓘ |
| introduces | entitlement approach to famine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
entitlement approach
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famine ⓘ food security ⓘ hunger ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Poverty and Famines ⓘ |
| usedIn |
development studies curricula
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economics education ⓘ public policy analysis ⓘ |
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