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Food Security Kotwal, Ashok; Ramaswami, Bharat

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Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College. India is on the brink of enacting a law to guarantee subsidised food to about two-thirds of its population. The proposed ‘right to food’ is contentious for its cost, coverage and efficacy. This lecture is about what reforms offer the best prospects. Bharat Ramaswami, Planning Unit, India Statistical Institute and Ashok Kotwal, Economics, UBC. This reading is part of the ongoing Green College Principal’s thematic series, "Public Health Law and Policy in Asia."

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