Poverty, Food Consumption, and Economic Development [electronic resource] by Maneka Jayasinghe.

This book investigates the relationships between economies of scale in food consumption and a number of socio-economic and demographic characteristics of households and household behavioural choices since food is the major share of household expenditure for poor households. The characteristics consi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jayasinghe, Maneka (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:
Development economics.
Food security.
Economic policy.
Social policy.
Online Access:
Springer Economics and Finance eBooks 2022 English/International: 2022 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Consumption economies of scale and Engel equivalence scales
  • Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of Sri Lankan households
  • Link between income and economies of scale
  • Economies of scale in home-grown food consumption
  • Implications of access to electricity on food consumption economies of scale and household welfare
  • Domestic technology adoption and consumption economies of scale
  • Gender, food consumption economies of scale and poverty
  • Conclusion and policy implications.