کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5054792 1476537 2013 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Is there a role for caste and religion in food security policy? A look at rural India
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
آیا در سیاست امنیتی مواد غذایی نقش کست و دین وجود دارد؟ نگاهی به هندوستان روستایی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper finds that factors such as caste and religion influence food security at the regional level. Thus defining affirmative action within food security programs may be necessary as the current practice of designing food security programs around the poverty line is shown to deliver limited results. In this regard, another lack of consideration is region-specific analysis within the rural areas which shows varied influence, thereby cautioning against a 'one size fits all' general policy of the central government. Evidence also shows that socio-economic factors and social assistance programs had different impacts on calorie gap depending on one's nutritional status. This nonlinear relationship has been neglected in most studies on food security and thus raises doubt on past assessment and policy implications.

► A nonlinear relationship of the factors affecting calorie gap has been modeled. ► Current food security programs based on poverty line deliver limited results. ► Caste and religion influence food security at the regional level in India. ► Affirmative action within food security programs may be necessary.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Economic Modelling - Volume 31, March 2013, Pages 58-69
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