Question

________ argues that ________.Rico Raines; starvation in many parts of the world could be avoided with adequate price controls Amartya Sen; famines are more likely to occur where there are unfettered newspapers and political competition David Ricardo; mass starvations are more likely in democracy Amartya Sen; famines don't happen in democracies.

Answer 1

Answer:

Amartya Sen; famines don't happen in democracies.

Explanation:

Amartya Sen, the Indian economist, winner of the Nobel Price of Economics in 1998, said this famous quote after completing extensive research on the topic of famine.

Amartya Sen argues that because in democracies, the governments have to be elected, they have an incentive to avoid famines since a famine is a political catastrophe (and a humanitarian one) that would effectivelly prevent any ruling party from being elected again if a famine takes place under its administration.