Protein, Calories, And Development : Nutritional Variables In The Economics Of Developing Countries (Hardcover)

Foreword -- Preface -- The Global Food Problem: Past and Present -- Nutritional Requirements and Diet Quality -- Nutrient Sources and Their Relative Importance -- Production Relationships: Agricultural Commodities in the Developing Countries -- Agricultural Commodity Projections, 1985: An Alternative Approach -- Policy Implications of Nutrition for Developing Countries -- Conclusions -- Major Crops of Each Developing Country -- Calorie Content for Selected Commodities -- Chemical Scores, Limiting Amino Acids, Protein Content, and Conversion Factors for Important Foods -- Population and Food Supply in Individual Countries -- Letter Classifications for Percent Literate Among Adults -- Description of Data a Used in Estimation of Production Functions -- World Population, 1970 and Projections to 1985 and 1990 -- Production of Commodities in Developing Countries, 1970 (Thousand Metric Tons) -- Projected Commodity Balances for 1985: Developing Countries