The Foster, Phillips 1931- creator Leathers, Howard D. text bibliography cou Boulder Lynne Rienner Publishers 1999 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 411 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Contents: Introduction -- Malnutrition defined -- Impacts of undernutrition -- Measuring undernutrition -- Undernutrition: who, where, when? -- The Concept of food security -- It is not food versus population -- Purchasing power: income and the price of food -- Undernutrition and the distribution of income, wealth and education -- Demographic factors influencing demand for food -- Agricultural land, water and yields -- Agricultural production and the environment -- Health-related causes of undernutrition -- Policies aimed at reducing inequalities and raising the income of the poor -- Policies aimed at lowering the price of food through subsidized consumption -- Policies that lower the prices paid to farmers: implicit subsidies and the costs of urban bias -- Policies aimed at lowering the price of food by increasing the supply -- Policy concepts and policymaking -- World food supply and demand for the next half century: some alternative scenarios. Phillips Foster, Howard D. Leathers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-402) and index. d------ Food supply Developing countries Poor Nutrition Developing countries Malnutrition Developing countries Food supply Government policy Developing countries Nutrition policy Developing countries Food supply Developing countries International cooperation HD9018.D44F68 363.8/09172/4 1555877036 (pbk. : alk. paper) 98024979 DLC 980512 20210414113933.0 2142537