Nutritional failure in Ecuador : causes, consequences, and solutions.
Malnutrition - especially, the stunting of children under five - is arguably Ecuador's biggest development challenge. Like other Andean countries (such as Peru and Bolivia), Ecuador has a persistently high stunting rate, well above what would be expected given its middle income status. Even mor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | World Bank country study.
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| Summary: | Malnutrition - especially, the stunting of children under five - is arguably Ecuador's biggest development challenge. Like other Andean countries (such as Peru and Bolivia), Ecuador has a persistently high stunting rate, well above what would be expected given its middle income status. Even more worrying, over the last decade, the trend reduction has virtually stopped. The study supports the development of a more coherent and effective nutrition strategy in Ecuador through an analysis of the main nutrition issues, based on in-depth statistical analysis of a large new household survey dataset). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 127 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-127). |
| ISBN: | 9780821370209 0821370200 6610765855 9786610765850 1280765852 9781280765858 |
| Language: | English. |