Consumption Choices

Till Ludwig

ISBN 10: 3631797354 / ISBN 13: 9783631797358

Edité par Peter Lang Dez 2019, 2019

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Neuware -Rural areas in developing countries have the world¿s highest rates of undernutrition. Based on primary data from an innovative new study in India, this book unravels the complex and manifold causes for the prevalence of weak local diets, breaking down why food consumption choices of rural populations are often monotonous and unhealthy. In the first part, the author describes the economic environment and unfavorable price trends that underpin the prevalence of poor diets. In the second part, he analyzes the effects of agricultural production decisions and markets, showing how production diversity and better market access can have positive benefits. Finally, introducing a novel perspective on the behavioral economics of food consumption, he shows how economic preferences such as risk and altruism ultimately manifest in what people eat. This book is an essential read for audiences interested in the causes of food and nutrition insecurity ¿ and in economic approaches to finding solutions.

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• Titre: Consumption Choices
• Éditeur: Peter Lang Dez 2019
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3631797354
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783631797358
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 216 L x 153 H x 18 P (en millimètres) 216 millimètres de largeur par 153 millimètres de hauteur par 18 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 455 grammes

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Synopsis

In India, the diets of rural populations are often monotonous and unhealthy. The author analyzes how agricultural diversity and market access can combat undernutrition and offers a novel examination of how economic preferences such as risk and altruism are shaping consumption choices and nutrition security, even in environments of food scarcity.

À propos de l?auteur

Till Ludwig is a Research Fellow at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn. He studied Development Economics at the University of Bonn and the University of California, Berkeley, and previously worked at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).