Social capital and coping with economic shocks: An analysis of stunting of south African children

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1147-1163

  Carter, Michael R ^a   Maluccio, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption smoothing; Nutritional status; Shocks; Social capital; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COPING STRATEGY; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038007897     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00062-7     Document Type: Article

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