The South Asian Development Paradox: Can Social Outcomes Keep Pace with Growth?

South Asia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, yet it is also home to the largest concentration of people living in debilitating poverty. How do the two coexist? The paradox of South Asia is that growth has been instrumental in reducing poverty rates, but poverty rates have not fallen fast enough to reduce the total number of poor people, and there remains huge room for improvement in education, health, and women’s economic participation.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Ghani, Ejaz
Published in:	World Bank - Economic Premise. - Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM). - 2011, 53, p. 1-6
Publisher:	Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM)
Subject:	South Asia \| India \| growth \| poverty \| educatuion \| health \| gender equity \| economic participation \| equity \| GDP

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	O1 - Economic Development ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration ; J1 - Demographic Economics ; J16 - Economics of Gender ; J18 - Public Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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