Inequities and quality of life in Argentina : geography and quality of life in Argentina / / Juan Pablo Celemin and Guillermo Velázquez, editors

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.0982
• Soggetto topico: Quality of life - Argentina
• Soggetto geografico: Argentina Social conditions; Argentina Economic conditions
• Persona (resp. second.): CeleminJuan Pablo; VelázquezGuillermo Ángel <1960->
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Traditions and Plurality of Definitions in Thinking About Poverty -- 1 Plurality of Definitions in the Study of Poverty -- References -- A Tour of Poverty Measurement in Argentina -- 1 On the Quantification of Poverty and Its Applications in Latin America -- 2 Strengths and Weaknesses of UBN and LP/LI Methods, Its Application in Latin America -- 3 The Effects of Argentina's Economic Policy on Poverty -- 4 Studies on Poverty Carried Out by the INDEC -- 5 Evolution of Unsatisfied Basic Needs by Province and Department. Period 1980-2010 -- 5.1 At the Departmental Level -- 6 The Modifications Operated in the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) -- 7 Valuations of the Basic Food Basket and Total Basic Basket -- 8 Results of the Poverty and Indigence Indices -- References -- The Human Development Index (HDI) and Its Variants for the Argentine Republic in the Period 1996-2016 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development of Indices -- 3 Human Development -- 4 Wellness -- 5 Methodology for Preparing the Human Development Index -- 6 Criticisms and Variants of the Human Development Index -- 6.1 Limitations of the HDI -- 7 Need for New Indices -- 8 Inclusion of the Environment -- 9 Evolution of the HDI Components in the Provinces of the Argentine Republic in the Period 1996-2016 -- 10 Evolution of the Human Development Index in the Period 1996-2016 -- 11 Provincial Sustainable Development Index -- 12 Evolution of the Expanded Human Development Index in the Period 1996-2011 -- 13 Evolution of the Gender Inequality Index in the Period 1996-2016 -- 14 Final Considerations -- References -- Argentinian Nutritional Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century. An Agribusiness, Ultra-Processed Food and Malnutrition Recipe -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Malnutrition by Excess -- 1.2 Monoculture -- 1.3 Diet Creation. ; 1.4 Neoliberalism in Argentina -- 1.5 Admission of Multinational Companies -- 1.6 Nutritional Inequalities Impact -- 2 The Myth of the Isolated Customer -- 2.1 Monoculture Paradigm -- 2.2 Social Nature of Taste -- 2.3 Nutritional Degradation of Food -- 2.4 Relationship Between Nutrition, Power and Health -- 2.5 Nutritional Inequalities -- 2.6 Disruption of the Unified Dietary Pattern -- 2.7 Malnutrition by Excess (Repeated) -- 2.8 Nutritional Inequalities -- 2.9 Obesity as a Social Construction -- 3 The Architecture of Power -- 3.1 National Gastronomy -- 3.2 Agroecosystems -- 3.3 The Expansion of the Agricultural Frontier -- 3.4 Agribusiness -- 3.5 Food Miles -- 3.6 Geographical Distance Between Producers and Consumers -- 3.7 Food Homogenization -- 4 Hunger in Excess. New Nutritional Inequalities -- 4.1 Loss of Flavour -- 4.2 Excessive Food Processing -- 4.3 Nutritional Transition -- 4.4 Overweight -- 4.5 Malnutrition -- 4.6 Nutritional Inequalities -- 4.7 Infrastructure Impact -- 4.8 Regional Nutritional Asymmetries -- 4.9 Diet Components -- 5 A Future of Opportunities? -- 5.1 Socio-political Nature of the Diet -- 5.2 Causes of Illnesses -- References -- The Spatial Distribution of Women's Health -- 1 Women's Health in Contexts of Inequality: Approximations to Self-perception of Health and Cancer Control Practices -- 2 Conclusions -- References -- Socio Demography of Obesity in Argentina at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Considerations -- 3 Trends and Geographical Distribution of the Obesity Burden in Argentina from 2005 to 2013 -- 3.1 Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Age-Standardized Prevalence of Obesity by Sex -- 3.2 Prevalence of Obesity in the Argentine Population by Social Strata -- 4 Before Concluding: Some Background Information on Public Policies on Overweight and Obesity in the National Context. ; 5 Final Observations -- References -- Socio-Spatial Differences in the Prevalence of Lifestyles Risk Factors Related to Chronic Diseases in Argentina from 2005 to 2013 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geographical Distribution of the Prevalence of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors Linked to Lifestyles in Argentina from 2005 to 2013 -- 3 Prevalence of Non-communicable Diseases and Their Main Risk Factors in Argentina: Space-Time Trend and Socio-Economic Indicators -- 3.1 Arterial Hypertension -- 3.2 Diabetes -- 3.3 Obesity -- 3.4 Smoking -- 3.5 Unhealthy Alcohol Consumption -- 3.6 Sedentary Lifestyle -- References -- Distribution of Comprehensive Health Indicators in Adolescence from the Perspective of Social Inequalities in Argentina -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geographic Pattern of Comprehensive Health Indicators in Adolescence and Social Inequities in Argentina -- 3 Obesity -- 4 Physical Activity and Sedentary Lifestyle -- 5 Food Consumption -- 6 Consumption of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs -- 7 Sexual and Reproductive Health -- 8 Mental Health -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Socio-Territorial Configuration of Mortality by Chronic Diseases of Greater Prevalence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Socio-Territorial Configuration of Mortality for Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer in Argentina, 1996-2015: A Complex Scenario -- 2.1 Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer in the Argentine Provinces: Mortality Burden and Trends -- 2.2 Distribution of Mortality from Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer at the Departmental Level. Hot and Cold Spot Analysis -- 3 Mortality Patterns from Chronic Diseases and Quality of Life in Argentina -- 4 Conclusions -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inequities and quality of life in Argentina
• ISBN: 3-030-94411-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910552720903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin American studies book series.