Cross-sectoral coordination failure: How significant a constraint in national efforts to tackle malnutrition in Africa?

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Benson, Todd ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sector coordination; Nutrition; Planning; Policy processes

Indexed keywords

MALNUTRITION; PLANNING METHOD; PUBLIC GOODS; PUBLIC SERVICE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GHANA; MOZAMBIQUE; NIGERIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34250356719     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265070282s211     Document Type: Article

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