Seasonal hunger and public policies : evidence from northwest Bangladesh / / Shahidur R. Khandker and Wahiduddin Mahmud.

• Superior document: Directions in development. Poverty
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Khandker, Shahidur R.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mahmud, Wahiduddin.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
• Physical Description: xxiv, 191 p. :; ill., map.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Understanding seasonal hunger : key issues in a global perspective
• Seasonal poverty and hunger in Bangladesh : vulnerability of the northwest region
• Household vulnerability and coping strategies
• Effects of policies and programs : some preliminary findings
• The role of seasonal migration
• Effectiveness of social safety net programs
• Microfinance to tackle seasonality
• Overview, policy perspectives, and emerging issues
• References.