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Measuring the commitment to reduce hunger: A hunger reduction commitment index

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  • te Lintelo, Dolf J.H.
  • Haddad, Lawrence J.
  • Leavy, Jennifer
  • Lakshman, Rajith

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Can an index be constructed to assess governments’ commitment to reduce hunger? This paper argues for the need for such an index and outlines one way of constructing it. We use secondary data to construct the Hunger Reduction Commitment Index (HRCI) for 21 developing countries.

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  • te Lintelo, Dolf J.H. & Haddad, Lawrence J. & Leavy, Jennifer & Lakshman, Rajith, 2014. "Measuring the commitment to reduce hunger: A hunger reduction commitment index," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 115-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfpoli:v:44:y:2014:i:c:p:115-128
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.11.005
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