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Poverty–Food Security Nexus: Evidence from a Survey of Urban Slum Dwellers in Kolkata.
- Source :
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World Development . Aug2015, Vol. 72, p308-325. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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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]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0305750X
- Volume :
- 72
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- World Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102496701
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.03.006