Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor
Most governments implement policies or programs, such as food subsidies, to augment the incomes of disadvantaged groups in the population. Some interventions, such as unemployment insurance and public works programs, are clearly targeted to benefit specific disadvantaged groups. Other interventions,...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1988
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| author | Reutlinger, Shlomo |
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| description | Most governments implement policies or programs, such as food subsidies, to augment the incomes of disadvantaged groups in the population. Some interventions, such as unemployment insurance and public works programs, are clearly targeted to benefit specific disadvantaged groups. Other interventions, such as regional development schemes or the distribution of subsidized inputs, are less well targeted in the sense that a share (sometimes a large share) of the benefits are conveyed to persons whose incomes are well above the poverty threshold. Finally, there are the general trade intervention policies designed to raise the incomes of all the producers of certain commodities (or holders of assets used in the production of the commodities). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611002025-04-08T18:33:49Z Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor Reutlinger, Shlomo subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies nutrition Most governments implement policies or programs, such as food subsidies, to augment the incomes of disadvantaged groups in the population. Some interventions, such as unemployment insurance and public works programs, are clearly targeted to benefit specific disadvantaged groups. Other interventions, such as regional development schemes or the distribution of subsidized inputs, are less well targeted in the sense that a share (sometimes a large share) of the benefits are conveyed to persons whose incomes are well above the poverty threshold. Finally, there are the general trade intervention policies designed to raise the incomes of all the producers of certain commodities (or holders of assets used in the production of the commodities). 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:29Z 2024-11-21T09:53:29Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161100 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Reutlinger, Shlomo. 1988. Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 10. Pp. 159-170. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161100 |
| spellingShingle | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies nutrition Reutlinger, Shlomo Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| title | Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| title_full | Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| title_fullStr | Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| title_short | Income-augmenting interventions and food self-sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| title_sort | income augmenting interventions and food self sufficiency for enhancing food consumption among the poor |
| topic | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies nutrition |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161100 |
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