Poverty-Food Security Nexus: Evidence from a Survey of Urban Slum Dwellers in Kolkata

World Development

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 308-325

  Maitra, Chandana ^a   Rao, D S Prasada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experiential scales; Food security; Poverty; Simultaneous probit; Urban slums

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HUMAN CAPITAL; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVEY METHOD; URBAN AREA;

INDIA; KOLKATA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84928019899     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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