繁荣与饥荒——对“森命题”的解读与解毒

印度经济学家阿玛蒂亚.森认为,饥荒的本质不是粮食短缺,而是权利的失败。民主可以预防饥荒,权威政体引发饥荒。饥荒与政体无必然联系,而与政体对公共政策的选择直接相关。要免于饥荒,无论何种政体,都必须追求公平的增长。

Prosperity and Famine:Interpretation and Detoxifcation of Sen's Proposition

According to Indian economist Amartya Sen,the nature of famine is not a food shortage,but a power failure. Democracy could prevent famine,but authoritative form of government leads to famine. The paper maintains that famine has no inevitable connection with the form of government,but has some direct connections with the form of government’s selection of public policies. In order to avoid famine,whatever form of government must pursue the growth of justice.