Sen and Dreze (1989) express the same view somewhat more emphatically when they say that "hunger, and famine in particular, is intolerable in the modern world, because it is unnecessary and unwarranted". Contrary to Malthus's argument in "An Essay on the Principle of Population" it is agreed that i...

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There is also the line of reasoning that those with high-income levels are more likely to have had a savings account to fall back on whereas lower income families usually live paycheck to paycheck never having enough to put away in case of emergencies. ...

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