School meals as a safety net: An evaluation of the midday meal scheme in India

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 275-306

  Singh, Abhijeet ^a   Park, Albert ^b   Dercon, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL POLICY; STUDENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84893055989     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674097     Document Type: Article

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