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Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana

Title
  1. Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana / Daniel Maxwell [and others].
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : International Food Policy Research Institute, ©2000.

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Additional authors
  1. Maxwell, Daniel G.
Description
  1. xiv, 172 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Summary
  1. Based on a survey of 556 urban households carried out in 1996, explores the nature of urban poverty. Examines the determinants of food security and nutritional status, investigates strategies used to cope with poverty, identifies vulnerable groups and suggests policies and programmes to improve the lives of the urban poor. Develops indicators of livelihood and food security that are appropriate for urban contexts.
Series statement
  1. Research report ; 112
Uniform title
  1. Research report (International Food Policy Research Institute) ; 112.
Subject
  1. Nutrition surveys > Ghana
  2. Nutrition surveys
  3. Ernährungspolitik
  4. Lebensmittelversorgung
  5. Stadtleben
  6. Ernährungssicherung
  7. Voedselvoorziening
  8. Stedelijke gebieden
  9. poverty
  10. food security
  11. nutrition
  12. household income
  13. low income
  14. urban area
  15. family size
  16. employment status
  17. income generating activities
  18. social network
  19. household expenditure
  20. food consumption
  21. health status
  22. women
  23. children
  24. informal care
  25. malnutrition
  26. statistical table
  27. pauvreté
  28. sécurité alimentaire
  29. revenu des ménages
  30. faible revenu
  31. zone urbaine
  32. dimension de la famille
  33. statut dans l'emploi
  34. activités rémunératrices
  35. réseau social
  36. dépenses des ménages
  37. consommation alimentaire
  38. état de santé
  39. femmes
  40. enfants
  41. soins informels
  42. tableau statistique
  43. pobreza
  44. seguridad alimentaria
  45. nutrición
  46. ingreso de los hogares
  47. bajos ingresos
  48. zona urbana
  49. tamaño de la familia
  50. situación ocupacional
  51. actividades generadoras de ingresos
  52. red social
  53. gasto de los hogares
  54. consumo alimentario
  55. estado de salud
  56. mujeres
  57. niños
  58. cuidado no profesional
  59. desnutrición
  60. cuadros estadísticos
  61. URBAN POVERTY
  62. POVERTY MITIGATION
  63. NUTRITION
  64. FOOD SECURITY
  65. ACCRA (Ghana)
  66. GHANA
  67. Ghana
  68. Accra
  69. Ghana
Genre/Form
  1. graph.
  2. graphique.
  3. gráfico.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. "The International Food Policy Research Institute; In collaboration with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and The World Health Organization."
  2. "December 1999."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-172)