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Zusatztext Svedberg's case is well argued ... This is an impressive book, fully justifying the ringing endorsement it receives in Professor Amartya Sen's Foreword. Apart from providing the most comprehensive exposition to date on the 'FAO-WHO debate', it presents complex technical material on the economics of nutrition accessibly for the non-specialist, and addresses other topical policy debates in this area, notably the relationship between poverty and nutrition status. Informationen zum Autor Peter Svedberg is Professor of Development Economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. Klappentext A large share of the population in many developing countries suffer from chronic undernutrition. In this book, Professor Svedberg provides a detailed comparative study of undernutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the two worst affected areas, and provides crucial advice for all those concerned in development worldwide. The book concentrates on the five challenges that undernutrition creates: what undernutrition is, who the undernourished are, where the undernourished are, when people are undernourished, and why people are undernourished Zusammenfassung A large share of the population in many developing countries suffer from chronic undernutrition. In this book, Professor Svedberg provides a detailed comparative study of undernutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the two worst affected areas, and provides crucial advice for all those concerned in development worldwide. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I Background and Introduction Characterization and Measurement of Undernutrition: Controversies and Consensus Part II A Model of Nutrition and Economic Productivity Related Empirical Evidence Part III Undernutrition: The FAO Estimates Calorie Availability in Sub-Saharan Africa Calorie Intake and Distribution: Estimates from the Consumption Side Minimum Calorie-Expenditure Requirements for Individuals From Individual Calorie Requirements to Per-Capita Calorie Cut-Off Points Aggregate Estimations of Prevalence of Undernutrition: Scope for Improvements? Part IV Anthropometric Indicators of Undernutrition: Measurements and Evidence Anthropometric Indicators: Measurement and Selection Biases Anthropometric Status: An Incomplete Indicator of Undernutrition Anthropometric Failure: Morbidity and Mortality Risks Part V Reasons for Child Mortality and Anthropometric Failure Excess Mortality, Economic Growth, and Public Action in Sub-Saharan Africa Growth, Public Action, and Well-Being: What can Sub-Saharan Africa Learn from Others? Synthesis and Conclusions ...
