Food Insecurity Erodes Trust

• Tác giả: Woubet Kassa
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 596.15 Chordata
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2023
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 308050
• Chủ đề: 1. EXPERIENTIAL MEASURES OF FOOD INSECURITY; 2. FOOD INSECURITY; 3. FOOD INSECURITY EXPERIENCE SCALE; 4. GALLUP WORLD POLL; 5. SOCIAL CONTRACT

Tóm tắt

This study examines the relationship between food insecurity and trust using the 2014-17 waves of the Gallup World Poll and the Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Insecurity Experience Scale. Trust improves public institutions, social capital, public health interventions, and economic development. Vertical trust is represented as an index of trust in national institutions, while horizontal trust is represented as a measure of trust in friends and family. The findings show that food insecurity is associated with a decrease in both measures of trust. The study further document heterogeneous effects of food insecurity across economic development rankings. The results suggest a need for governments to increase food security to bolster public trust, strengthen the social contract, and enhance the effectiveness of development efforts.