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082 _a338.9 SWA-3
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100 _aSwaminathan Madhura
245 _aWeakening welfare : The public distribution of food in India
260 _aNew Delhi
_bLeftworld Books
_c2000
300 _a140p
_cvi
365 _bRs.275
505 _a 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
650 _a1. Economic Liberalization - Impact - Public Distribution System2. Food Security - Policy - India
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