health, nutrition, and economic development john strauss...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development
John Strauss; Duncan Thomas
Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 36, No. 2. (Jun., 1998), pp. 766-817.
Stable URL:
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0515%28199806%2936%3A2%3C766%3AHNAED%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0
Journal of Economic Literature is currently published by American Economic Association.
Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available athttp://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtainedprior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content inthe JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use.
Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained athttp://www.jstor.org/journals/aea.html.
Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printedpage of such transmission.
JSTOR is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to and preserving a digital archive of scholarly journals. Formore information regarding JSTOR, please contact [email protected].
http://www.jstor.orgWed Jan 3 15:50:54 2007
![Page 2: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
![Page 3: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
![Page 4: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
![Page 5: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
![Page 6: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
![Page 7: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
![Page 8: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
![Page 10: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
![Page 11: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
![Page 12: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
![Page 13: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
![Page 14: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
![Page 15: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
![Page 16: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
![Page 17: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
![Page 18: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
![Page 19: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
![Page 20: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
![Page 21: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
![Page 22: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
![Page 23: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
![Page 24: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
![Page 25: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
![Page 26: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
![Page 27: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
![Page 28: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
![Page 29: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
![Page 30: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
![Page 31: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
![Page 32: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
![Page 33: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
![Page 34: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
![Page 35: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
![Page 36: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
![Page 37: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
![Page 38: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
![Page 39: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
![Page 40: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
![Page 41: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
![Page 42: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
![Page 43: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
![Page 44: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
![Page 45: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
![Page 46: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
![Page 47: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
![Page 48: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
![Page 49: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
![Page 50: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
![Page 51: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
![Page 52: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
![Page 53: Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss ...bvsper.paho.org/texcom/nutricion/Strauss.pdf · Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development John Strauss; Duncan Thomas](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022022719/5c626c8709d3f29d108b695d/html5/thumbnails/53.jpg)