The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberLC/W.144
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.idProjectWFP/03/080
cepal.idSade32669
cepal.jobNumberLCW144_en
cepal.projectProject "Food and Nutritional Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean" (WFP/03/080)
cepal.topicEngEDUCATION
cepal.topicEngFOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
cepal.topicEngHEALTH
cepal.topicEngPRODUCTIVITY
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL INVESTMENT/SPENDING
cepal.topicSpaEDUCACIÓN
cepal.topicSpaINVERSIÓN/GASTO SOCIAL
cepal.topicSpaPRODUCTIVIDAD
cepal.topicSpaSALUD
cepal.topicSpaSEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA Y NUTRICIONAL
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
dc.contributor.authorMartínez, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorFernández, Andrés
dc.coverage.spatialEngCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialEngDOMINICAN REPUBLIC
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA CENTRAL
dc.coverage.spatialSpaREPUBLICA DOMINICANA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-17T19:47:38Z
dc.date.available2015-11-17T19:47:38Z
dc.date.issued2008-02
dc.description.abstractThis document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, but the resultant economic impact is also significant, representing between 1.7% and 11.4% of GDP. In this regard, productivity losses as a consequence of the higher death rate and the lower level of education account for 90% of the costs. Thus, in addition to the ethical imperative, eradicating undernutrition would yield benefits as well. Therefore, any programme that is effective in reducing the prevalence of this problem will have an impact on people's quality of life, and will also represent major savings for society. The greater the problem, the greater the challenge, but the greater the benefits as well, especially in terms of countries' production capacity.
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dc.format.extent197 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/W.144
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/39315
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription197 p.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesDocumentos de Proyectos
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo144
dc.relation.translationLanguagespa
dc.relation.translationRecordEl costo del hambre: impacto social y económico de la desnutrición infantil en Centroamérica y República Dominicana
dc.relation.translationUrihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/3583
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngHUNGER
dc.subject.unbisEngMALNUTRITION
dc.subject.unbisEngCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngCOSTS
dc.subject.unbisEngEDUCATION
dc.subject.unbisEngHEALTH
dc.subject.unbisEngPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject.unbisEngNUTRITION STATISTICS
dc.subject.unbisSpaHAMBRE
dc.subject.unbisSpaMALNUTRICION
dc.subject.unbisSpaNUTRICION INFANTIL
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOSTOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaEDUCACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaSALUD
dc.subject.unbisSpaPRODUCTIVIDAD
dc.subject.unbisSpaESTADISTICAS NUTRICIONALES
dc.titleThe cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic
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