From calorie fundamentalism to cereal accounting

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 45, Issue 47, 2010, Pages 87-92

  Deaton, Angus ^a   Drèze, Jean ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

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EID: 84856858685     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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