Effectiveness of food subsidies in raising healthy food consumption: Public distribution of pulses in India

This paper provides evidence on the effectiveness of one of the most common policies to improve nutrition among the poor, that is, a food subsidy. We study the case of subsidies on pulses in select Indian states and their impact on consumption and ultimately nutrition (protein intake). As a natural...

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Main Authors:	Chakrabarti, Suman, Kishore, Avinash, Roy, Devesh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Oxford University Press 2018
Subjects:	public distribution systems health nutrition policies food policies grain legumes agricultural policies social protection nutrition subsidies food consumption pulses social safety nets
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146846