In this new volume from the International Food Policy Research Institute, economists, demographers, sociologists, and anthropologists collaborate in the study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it matters from a policy perspective. Surveying a broad body of theory and evidence, the contributors examine the many social and cultural factors that influence decisions at the family and household level about the allocation of time, income, assets, and other resources. Shedding new light on a process that is often hidden from view and difficult to measure, they show that a more complete understanding of intrahousehold behavior can increase the likelihood that policies will reach the people they are intended to affect--leading to better policies in areas such as food production and consumption, nutrition, natural resource management, and fertility.
Contributors: Harold Alderman, Howarth E. Bouis, Judith Bruce, Michael R. Carter, Pierre-Andr Chiappori, Jennie Dey Abbas, Nancy Folbre, Paul Gertler, JoelGittelsohn, Jane I. Guyer, Lawrence Haddad, Barbara Harriss-White, John Hoddinott, Elizabeth G. Katz, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Shelly Lundberg, Marjorie B. McElroy, Sangeeta Mookherji, Christine L. Pea, Mark M. Pitt, Robert A. Pollak, Duncan Thomas
"This book succeeds admirably in surveying a diverse body of theory and evidence on intrahousehold allocation. It is exceptionally well organized and cohesive for a collection of articles by so many authors."--Jere R. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania
International Food Policy Research Institute
In this new volume from the International Food Policy Research Institute, economists, demographers, sociologists, and anthropologists collaborate in the study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it matters from a policy perspective. Surveying a broad body of theory and evidence, the contributors examine the many social and cultural factors that influence decisions at the family and household level about the allocation of time, income, assets, and other resources. Shedding new light on a process that is often hidden from view and difficult to measure, they show that a more complete understanding of intrahousehold behavior can increase the likelihood that policies will reach the people they are intended to affect--leading to better policies in areas such as food production and consumption, nutrition, natural resource management, and fertility.
Contributors: Harold Alderman, Howarth E. Bouis, Judith Bruce, Michael R. Carter, Pierre-Andr Chiappori, Jennie Dey Abbas, Nancy Folbre, Paul Gertler, JoelGittelsohn, Jane I. Guyer, Lawrence Haddad, Barbara Harriss-White, John Hoddinott, Elizabeth G. Katz, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Shelly Lundberg, Marjorie B. McElroy, Sangeeta Mookherji, Christine L. Pea, Mark M. Pitt, Robert A. Pollak, Duncan Thomas
"This book succeeds admirably in surveying a diverse body of theory and evidence on intrahousehold allocation. It is exceptionally well organized and cohesive for a collection of articles by so many authors."--Jere R. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania
International Food Policy Research Institute
Imprint | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | International Food Policy Research Institute |
Release date | June 1997 |
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Editors | Lawrence J. Haddad, Etc, John Hoddinott, Harold Alderman |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 384 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-5572-6 |
Barcode | 9780801855726 |
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LSN | 0-8018-5572-1 |