Reducing child undernutrition: how far does income growth take us?

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dc.creatorHaddad, Lawrence J.
dc.creatorAlderman, Harold
dc.creatorAppleton, Simon
dc.creatorSong, Lina
dc.creatorYohannes, Yisehac
dc.date2002
dc.date2024-10-24T12:43:59Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:43:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:32:23Z
dc.descriptionHow rapidly will child undernutrition respond to income growth? This study explores that question using household survey data from 12 countries. In addition, data on the undernutrition rates since the 1970s available from a cross-section of countries are employed in this investigation. Both forms of analysis yield similar results. Income increases at household and national levels imply similar rates of reduction in undernutrition. Using these estimates and better-than-historical income growth rates, we find that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the levels of child underweight by 2015 is unlikely to be met through income growth alone. What is needed is a balanced strategy of income growth and investment in more direct interventions to accelerate reductions in undernutrition.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156387
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/107257
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHaddad, Lawrence J.; Alderman, Harold; Appleton, Simon; Song, Lina; Yohannes, Yisehac. 2002. Reducing child undernutrition: how far does income growth take us? FCND Discussion Paper Brief 137. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156387
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectgrowth rate
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.titleReducing child undernutrition: how far does income growth take us?
dc.typeBrief

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