Word: smith
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...It’s a show and tell really—it’s not quite an argument,” Smith said of her work’s thesis...
...argue that market opportunities matter as much as provincial agricultural capacities in explaining the economic well-being of provincial populations,” Smith said. Her data illustrated the “non-correlation between agricultural capacity and nutritional statuses of provinces...
...Smith presented research indicating that if the ability of a province to grow food were the only factor in malnutrition rates, North Korea’s capital Pyongyang would have the worst levels of malnutrition in the country. However, Pyongyang ranks highest in citizen nutrition, while the breadbasket province of South Hwanghae is among the worst...
...Smith explained that the disparity between Pyongyang and South Hwanghae’s hunger problems—despite the latter region’s high agricultural capabilities—stems in part from the fact that “the population of South Hwanghae had little regular contact with foreigners with whom they could earn or obtain hard currency and thus few opportunities to buy and sell food...
...presenting her findings, Smith warned against premature judgment about the responsibility of governments for their citizens’ malnutrition...