Comparative analyses of nutritional effectiveness of food subsidies and other food-related interventions

Malnutrition affects millions of people in developing countries; it affects preschool-aged children and pregnant and lactating women acutely. In the long run, most policymakers would agree that the elimination of poverty is the most effective way of dealing with protein-calorie malnutrition. In the...

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Main Authors: Kennedy, Eileen T., Alderman, Harold
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1987
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160927
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Summary:Malnutrition affects millions of people in developing countries; it affects preschool-aged children and pregnant and lactating women acutely. In the long run, most policymakers would agree that the elimination of poverty is the most effective way of dealing with protein-calorie malnutrition. In the short run, however, governments and international institutions have pursued a variety of intervention strategies in the hope of alleviating malnutrition.