Is more inclusive more effective? The 'New Style' public distribution system in India

Food Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 117-130

  Kishore, Avinash ^a   Chakrabarti, Suman ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chhattisgarh; Diet quality; India; National food security act; Public distribution system; Social safety net

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY;

CHHATTISGARH; INDIA;

EID: 84937134584     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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