a. When a drought hits a country, and a famine is possible, what probably falls more: the demand for food or the demand for haircuts? Why? b. Who probably suffers more from a deep drought: people who...

a. When a drought hits a country, and a famine is possible, what probably falls more: the demand for food or the demand for haircuts? Why?

b. Who probably suffers more from a deep drought: people who own farms or people who own barbershops? (Note: The answer is on page 164 of Sen’s summary of his life’s work, Development as Freedom.)

c. Sen emphasizes that “lack of buying power” is more important during a famine than “lack of food.” How does Sen’s barber story illustrate this?