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Author Khandker, Shahidur R.

Title Seasonal hunger and public policies [electronic resource] : evidence from northwest Bangladesh / Shahidur R. Khandker and Wahiduddin Mahmud.

Imprint Washington D.C. : World Bank, 2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxiv, 191 p. : ill., map.
Series Directions in development. Poverty
Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction -- Understanding seasonal hunger : key issues in a global perspective -- Seasonal poverty and hunger in Bangladesh : vulnerability of the northwest region -- Household vulnerability and coping strategies -- Effects of policies and programs : some preliminary findings -- The role of seasonal migration -- Effectiveness of social safety net programs -- Microfinance to tackle seasonality -- Overview, policy perspectives, and emerging issues -- References.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Food supply -- Seasonal variations -- Bangladesh.
Hunger -- Bangladesh.
Nutrition policy -- Bangladesh -- Planning.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Mahmud, Wahiduddin.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780821395530
9780821395547 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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