Limits to Economic Growth: Why Direct Investments Are Needed to Address Child Undernutrition in India

Limits to Economic Growth: Why Direct Investments Are Needed to Address Child Undernutrition in India

About two of every five undernourished young children of the world live in India. These high levels of child undernutrition have persisted in India for several years, even in its relatively well-developed states. Moreover, this pattern was observed during a period of rapid economic growth. Evidence from India and other developing countries suggests that economic growth has little to no impact o...

Economic growth and child undernutrition.

Child Undernutrition in India

Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed?*

India has among the highest rates of child malnutrition rates in the world, but these rates have been declining rapidly during the past decade. Between 2006 and 2014, stunting rates for children under five in India have declined from 48 to 38% (Global Nutrition Report, 2014). Despite this progress, child undernutrition rates in India are among the highest in the world, with nearly one-half of a...

Is Economic Growth Associated with Reduction in Child Undernutrition in India?

BACKGROUND Economic growth is widely perceived as a major policy instrument in reducing childhood undernutrition in India. We assessed the association between changes in state per capita income and the risk of undernutrition among children in India. METHODS AND FINDINGS Data for this analysis came from three cross-sectional waves of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in 1992-9...