Economic adjustment under the Sandinistas
Subtitle: policy reform, food security, and livelihood in Nicaragua
By: Peter Utting.
Contributors: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.
Series: UNRISD report ;; 91.1; Report (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development) ;; no. 91.1.
Publisher: UNRISD
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Nutrition policy -- Nicaragua; Food supply -- Government policy -- Nicaragua; Peasantry -- Nicaragua -- Economic conditions; Nicaragua -- Economic conditions -- 1979-
Description: "Reports that the reform process of the late 1980s negatively impacted urban families, particularly those engaged in informal sector activities. Notes that rural families experienced less severe declines in protein and calorie intake, as well as fewer negative changes in the composition of their diets. Provides a detailed view of survival strategies, market responses, and the organization of social and producer relations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-110).