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Swaminathan Madhura

Weakening welfare : The public distribution of food in India - New Delhi Leftworld Books 2000 - 140p vi

Contents;
Acknowledgements;
Introduction;
2 PDS in India: Phases of Development;
3 Why We Need a System of Food Distribution;
4 What Ails PDS Today?
Failures and Successes of PDS in India
5 Structural Adjustment and Food Subsidy:
Selected Country Experiences
6 Policy Changes Since 1991
6A Appendix: The Costs of Targeting
7 What Needs to be Done:
A Strategy to Reform PDS
8 Conclusions;
Bibliography;
Index


Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Economic Liberalization - Impact - Public Distribution System2. Food Security - Policy - India

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9 SWA-3 / SWA-3