Research in Human Capital and Development: v. 8

Part 1 Conceptual issues in nutrition, food policy and development: the role of government policy for health - equity versus efficiency or poverty versus fiscal vulnerability, Ismail Sirageldin et al; nutrition and worker productivity - an empirical review, Alan Sorkin; on the interpretation of the effect of income on nutritional status at the household or individual levels, Rebecca Wong. Part 2 Overview and commentary: food price stabilization policies in developing countries - analytical issues and empirical evidence, Nurul Islam and Saji Thomas; structural adjustment and health in Africa in the 1980s, Ismail Sirageldin et al; demographic responses to economic shocks - the case of Latin America, Kenneth Hill and Alberto Palloni. Part 3 Country case studies: women's nutrition - intrahousehold allocation of food, Xiyan Zhao; women's health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa - a review and case study from Kenya, Eilenn Kennedy and Margaret Bently; maternal time allocation and children's food consumption in a peri-urban Egyptian village, Judith Ricci et al; nutritional status of children in rural central Sudan - level and determinants, Eltigani Eltigani; structural adjustments in the Korean bef sector - a response to changing dietary patterns and international trade pressures, Jennifer Sherbourne et al.