1. Poverty–Food Security Nexus: Evidence from a Survey of Urban Slum Dwellers in Kolkata.
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Maitra, Chandana and Rao, D.S. Prasada
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FOOD security , *POVERTY , *SLUMS , *POOR families , *EDUCATION , *GENDER differences (Sociology) , *SOCIAL history ,INDIAN economy - Abstract
We explore the poverty–food security nexus, using an experience-based indicator of food security constructed using a cross-section sample of slum households in Kolkata, within the framework of a simultaneous ordered probit model. We find, a poor household is also likely to be food insecure. Additionally education, gender, and household composition are major drivers of food insecurity among low-income urban households, with the policy implication that anti-poverty policies should be successful in eliminating household food insecurity, however, they need to be complemented with human capital investment and gender empowerment to be most effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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