UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION - SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUTRITION (ACC/SCN)

Preface and Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1. 1970-1989: A General Picture

The Country
Urbanization and Demography
The Economy
Macroeconomic Indicators

Chapter 2. The Improvement in Child Nutritional Status

Low Weight-for-Age During Childhood
Height at the End of Preschool Age
Infant Mortality
Regional and Socio-economic Differentials

Chapter 3. Why did Nutrition Improve?

Income-Related Variables

Poverty
Inequality

Entitlements

Nutrition Programs and Food Prices
Other Social Areas

Chapter 4. Conclusions and Conjectures

Bibliography