When we take on an entitlement perspective, we tend to expect more than others do. We feel as if the world owes us more, and our lives are supposed to be more comfortable and enjoyable than that of our peers. Unfortunately, this sense of entitlement can lead to resentment and even guilt in others. However, if you want to understand why you feel this way, you should think about why you feel this way and how you can change it.
Whether we are living in an entitlement society is a complex question, as the rights of the poor are often denied. The famine in Sudan in 1943 was one example that was used to criticize the entitlement perspective. In this case, the population chose to starve, but could have avoided starvation by trading assets and preserving productive ones for future generations. Further, the effects of famines go beyond the individual, and social disruptions are also a key factor.
The FAD hypothesis, which blames poverty on individual behaviors, fails to address the broader problems in society. In addition, the FAD hypothesis does not provide sufficient information to determine the effects of famine on different sections of society. The entitlement perspective tries to explain asymmetries by looking at the rights of different socioeconomic groups. By doing so, Sen has attempted to show that the FAD hypotheses do not hold.
Despite its limitations, the entitlement perspective has many benefits for disaggregated impact analysis. Although it is a useful tool for disaggregated analysis, critics have noted that it fails to account for the consequences of social disturbances, such as wars, unhygienic living conditions, and outbreaks of disease. By looking at these consequences, the entitlement perspective fails to explain many aspects of the situation. A better approach would be to examine the causes of a conflict and the ramifications for all parties.
The entitlement approach is not appropriate for all cases of famine. It is inadequate for disaggregating analysis of a wide variety of causes of famine, such as war, and should consider the endowment set, which is a common factor among people in a particular society. In addition, it fails to account for other social factors that contribute to the occurrence of famine, such as unhygienic living conditions and outbreaks of disease.
Sen's approach to famine has a number of problems. The author argues that a famine is a socio-economic problem. The concept of a famine is not rooted in lack of food, but in the distribution of it. In other words, a famine may be the result of an imbalance of food and wealth. In other words, a famished country cannot have the same economic conditions as one with a wealthy country, but in spite of its poverty and inequality.
