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Food, Economics, and Health
Alok Bhargava
234 pages
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numerous tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-926914-3
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Hardback
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15 May 2008
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- Multi-disciplinary in its approach including discussion of economic, public health, food policy, psychology, and nutrition literature
- Uses longitudinal "panel" data in both developed and developing countries to analysis food policies
- Includes a discussion of the obesity epidemic
Drawing on the author's extensive and varied research, this book provides readers with a firm grounding in the concepts and issues across several disciplines including economics, nutrition, psychology and public health in the hope of improving the design of food policies in the developed and developing world. Using longitudinal (panel) data from India, Bangladesh, Kenya, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Pakistan and extending the analytical framework used in economics and biomedical sciences to include multi-disciplinary analyses, Alok Bhargava shows how rigorous and thoughtful econometric and statistical analysis can improve our understanding of the relationships between a
number of socioeconomic, nutritional, and behavioural variables on a number of issues like cognitive development in children and labour productivity in the developing world. These unique insights combined with a multi-disciplinary approach forge the way for a more refined and effective approach to food policy formation going forward. A chapter on the growing obesity epidemic is also included, highlighting the new set of problems facing not only developed but developing countries. The book also includes a glossary of technical terms to assist readers coming from a variety of disciplines.Readership: Researchers and students working in the fields of health economics, food policy, nutritional science, and psychology.
NGOs and government officials charged with creating effective food policies.
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Alok Bhargava, University of Houston
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"A very useful and required reference." - European Review of Agricultural Economics "Alok Bhargava is a pioneer in efforts to break down the existing firewalls between the biomedical and social sciences and between the health profession and the food system... The message of Food, Economics, and Health is clear, well documented, and of critical importance to the health professions... Bhargava provides an important tool to assist readers, whether they are in nutritional science, economics, or the medical profession." - Journal of the American Medical Association "This kind of cross-disciplinary reading and integration is vital, if issues of nutrition at the heart of this book - are to be grappled with
in a meaningful way. Bhargava is a pioneer" - Lawrence Haddad, Economic Development and Cultural Change "This book is a shining example of the immense potential and value of a multi-disciplinary approach...Bhargava fashioned in this book an insightful, detailed and superbly organised presentation of analyses to make his case for the need to improve the quality of our diets - not only for the purpose of elevating quality of life, but also to improve productivity of labour." - Asian Journal of Social Science "This book gives excellent insights into how various disciplines can tackle the issues of food and health" - Aisha Dasgupta, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society
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Preface
Glossary
1: Introduction
2: Demand for food and nutrients in developing countries
3: Nutrition and child health outcomes in developing countries
4: Child health and cognitive development in developing countries
5: Fertility, child mortality, and economic development
6: Nutrition, health, and productivity in developing countries
7: Behavior, diet, and obesity in developed countries
8: Summing up and concluding remarks
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