Poverty, hunger and population policy: Linking Cairo with Johannesburg

Geographical Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-95

  Young, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hunger; Malawi; Population growth; Population policy; Poverty; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

HUNGER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION POLICY; POVERTY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17844400850     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2005.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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