The Governments And The Hard-headed

Capability Is Just A Concept Of What Is It We're Looking At. Now How Far We Can Go Along That And What New Capabilities Become Possible Is Something We Have To Judge.

If A Theory Of Justice Is To Guide Reasoned Choice Of Policies, Strategies Or Institutions, Then The Identification Of Fully Just Social Arrangements Is Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient.

If The Government Is Vulnerable To Public Opinion, Then Famines Are A Dreadfully Bad Thing To Have. You Can’t Win Many Elections After A Famine, And You Don’t Like Being Criticized By Newspapers, Opposition Parties In Parliament, And So On. Democracy Gives The Government An Immediate Political Incentive To Act.

Education Makes Us The Human Beings We Are. It Has Major Impacts On Economic Development, On Social Equity, Gender Equity. In All Kinds Of Ways, Our Lives Are Transformed By Education And Security. Even If It Had Not One Iota Of Effect [on] Security, It Would Still Remain In My Judgment The Biggest Priority In The World.

You Can’t Prevent Undernourishment So Easily, But Famines You Can Stop With Half An Effort. Then The Question Was Why Don’t The Governments Stop Them?