Rethinking training in food policy analysis: How relevant is it to policy reforms?

Food Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Babu, Suresh Chandra ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Economic policy reforms; Food policy training

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; FOOD POLICY; POLICY REFORM; TRAINING STRATEGY;

EID: 0030785102     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(96)00027-9     Document Type: Note

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