Food deficits, food security and food aid: concepts and measurement

The concepts of food deficit, hunger, undernourishment and food security are discussed. Axioms and indices for the assessment of nutrition of individuals and groups are suggested. Furthermore a measure for food aid donor performance is developed and applied to a sample of bilateral and multilateral donors providing food aid for African countries.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Gabbert, Silke ; Weikard, Hans-Peter
Publisher:	Potsdam : Universität Potsdam, Lehrstuhl Finanzwissenschaft

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Series:	Finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge ; 21
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	521746442 [GVK] hdl:10419/30765 [Handle]
Classification:	I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Source:	EconStor

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