The Political Economy of India's Malnutrition Puzzle

Child malnutrition in India is shockingly high and is falling unusually slowly in a period of large gains in aggregate prosperity. Yet technical solutions to malnutrition are known. This article suggests the disjunction is a consequence of institutional features of India, in which rent-creation and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walton, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5382