Implementation of food distribution policies: A case study in South India |
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Authors: | Barbara Harriss |
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Institution: | The author is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition Policy Unit, Department of Human Nutrition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7ET, UK |
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Abstract: | Public policy for foodgrains distribution and consumption in Coimbatore District of South India involves processing through state trading institutions, and distribution through fair price shops, Food for Work and Employment Guarantee Schemes. Policies are evaluated in terms of their objectives, and institutions for the implementation of policy are analysed in terms of the way in which they mobilize and distribute resources: foodgrains, capital and labour. Although this deficit district has captured shares of Tamil Nadu State's publicly distributed grain which are disproportionate to its share of the state's ‘vulnerable’ population, nevertheless, schemes to increase the latter's foodgrain consumption have been patchily implemented over space and time, and they have had little measurable impact on intended beneficiaries. |
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Keywords: | Foodgrains Kind payment schemes Public distribution |
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