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Title: | The Pursuit of Food Security in India: Policies sans Concept and Commitment? |
Other Titles: | السعي لتحقيق الأمن الغذائي في الهند: سياسة بلا مفهوم أوإلتزام؟ |
Authors: | Suryanarayana, M. H. |
Abstract: | Food security policy in India in recent years has lacked clarity and direction. It resembles a series of ad hoc measures without a clear evidence-based assessment to support them. To reduce the fiscal deficit, the economic reform era began in 1991 with proposals to target the public food distribution system (PDS) on cost-efficiency considerations. Instead of reducing exclusion errors that leave needy poor people out of the PDS, the emphasis was on reducing the number of non-poor people receiving welfare support. (…) |
metadata.dc.rights.holder: | International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth United Nations Development Programme |
metadata.dc.rights.license: | O texto e dados desta publicação podem ser reproduzidos desde que as fontes sejam citadas. Reproduções com fins comerciais são proibidas. |
metadata.dc.type: | One Pager |
Appears in Collections: | Publicações do IPC-IG |
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