The effect of a short-lived plantation on income, consumption, and nutrition: An example from Papua New Guinea

McComb, John R.; Finlayson, M. P.; Hardaker, J. Brian; Heywood, Peter F. 1994. The effect of a short-lived plantation on income, consumption, and nutrition: An example from Papua New Guinea. Baltimore, MD: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157004

This case study captures the story of a short-lived, temporarily successful, yet unsustainable commercialization project. Many such commercialization projects have surfaced and disappeared soon after in low-income countries (see chapter 0), and little is known about their effects on people's welfare, including children's nutrition.