Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, in his study of famine in the book "Poverty and Famines" (1981), proposed that famine is not merely the result of insufficient food production, but rather a manifestation of the failure of distribution mechanisms.
- "Famine often occurs in places lacking democracy and market mechanisms, as the flow of markets and information can help correct supply and demand imbalances."
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Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, in his study of famine in the book "Poverty and Famines" (1981), proposed that famine is not merely the result of insufficient food production, but rather a manifestation of the failure of distribution mechanisms.
- "Famine often occurs in places lacking democracy and market mechanisms, as the flow of markets and information can help correct supply and demand imbalances."