Food aid impacts on recipient developing countries: A review of empirical methods and evidence

Journal of International Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-514

  Awokuse, Titus O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aid effectiveness; Food aid; Nutrition; Prices; Production; Trade; WTO

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD AID; NUTRITION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955398965     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1680     Document Type: Review

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