Collective Hunger in the Vision of Amartya Sen as One of the Impeditive Factors of Sustainable Human Development

Abstract

The study aims at collective hunger in the vision of Amartya Sen as one of the impeding factors of Sustainable Human Development. In the economist's view, collective hunger goes beyond chronic hunger, involves a sudden outbreak of deprivation for a portion of the population. To eliminate hunger in the modern world, it is crucial to understand the cause of collective hunger in a broad way, and not just because of some mechanical imbalance between food and population. By illustrating the deprivation of liberty, child labor is included as one of the impediments to sustainable human development.

Keywords

• Fome Coletiva. Amartya Sen. Trabalho Infantil. Desenvolvimento Humano Sustentável. Fator impeditivo.